Avoid The Game

You only win

when you refuse the board.

No dice.

No cards.

No crowd cheering a rigged score.

The game feeds on hunger,

on rushed hands,

on borrowed hope.

Step away.

Watch the table starve.

Silence beats noise.

Stillness outplays motion.

They chase trophies made of air.

You keep your breath.

The rare victory,

choosing not to play

and keeping yourself whole.