Coin flipped, stood on its edge
Balancing fate to extraordinary chance
Thinkers thought, tinkers did
resolution to age old escape
create mind numbing chore
deeply rotten crumbling core
path to ruin, gold crusted lore
trapped inside, genie in a bottle
throttle and throttle,
deflowering foreordination
Perspectives on Life, the Universe and Everything 
I do not understand everything , but the photo is great…it seams to be a sad room.
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Thank you so much, yes it is about sad tale of people who become habitual gamblers!
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Haha! Funny. Real funny Miss. XDXD
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🙂
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Haha the guy standing there looks like my friends Uncle. funny cuz he gambled about everything he had except of his family. Where did you take this pic?
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Last night in London, West end or Soho 🙂
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Deep, AB. A perfect photograph to depict your words. I have seen how addiction to casinos can ruin lives. You are right on with what your keyboard says today..
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Such sad addiction! I will always remember the Vegas airport where I often changed planes to get to Phoenix. There are slot machines everywhere and most were being used by quite elderly people whom I thought had better use of their money.
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Thank you for sharing your experience, I agree with the sentiment wholeheartedly.
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A ripper, AB! If only you could tell this to every mad Aussie pokie-player. Sighh …
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Glad that your liked it M R, gambling is a big addiction right there with drugs and other evils plaguing humanity.
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We have some of the highest figures in the world in this country. And as usual, it’s all driven by big business. However, the poem is a beauty!
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Reminds me of the West Coast, USA. Slot machines in Airports etc.
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All the same everywhere, this is London 🙂
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Hey.. Cheers from the USA. 🙂
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Cheers 🙂
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guess what: I went to Las Vegas twice and I NEVER gambled! just visiting… I’m playful, but not a gambler – if u c what I mean… 🙂
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I definitely understand 🙂 I am the same 🙂
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Nice write AB. will page back when I get the time.
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Many thanks and very kind of you 🙂
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Coin flipped, stood on its edge – PREPARING THE GAME
Balancing fate to extraordinary chance – PRAYING FOR LUCK
Thinkers thought, tinkers did – UNDER THE TABLE MECHANICS?
resolution to age old escape – ?
create mind numbing chore – ANTICIPATION
deeply rotten crumbling core – MORE ANTICIPATION
path to ruin, gold crusted lore – 😦
trapped inside, genie in a bottle – RESENTMENT
throttle and throttle, – A CHOKING FAILURE
deflowering foreordination – HIS FAILURE IS EXPECTED; IT WAS PLANNED AHEAD?
I’m not sure if I got any of these accurate or near accurate, but so far that’s how I’ve understood it. I hope The Great AB can share his thoughts. :DDD
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Dude, I wish I had put that much thought, I go with what my heart tells me to write and don’t think too much about the message or composition or form 🙂
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Perfect, thank you AB, please add more! We’ll be checking as always. 😀
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So many, so little luck to win in an ocean of dreams.Jal
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I agree JMS, wish we can do more for them!
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Nice PIC!!! Kisses ❤ ❤ ❤
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