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# The Game
- URL: https://www.hawkword.com/poetry/the-game/
- Published: 2021-08-05T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2021-08-05T12:00:00.000Z
- Description: no shot, the chamber does rotate the Colt recoiling in my hand but doesn't pause or hesitate the gun, it seems to understand what's riding on this sucker's bet its favorite, Russian Roulette
- Author: A. Gee
- Tags: Poetry, Allpoetry Import, #Import 2026-04-25 19:56

no shot, the chamber does rotate  
the Colt recoiling in my hand  
but doesn't pause or hesitate  
the gun, it seems to understand  
what's riding on this sucker's bet  
its favorite, Russian Roulette

and now your turn, my fearless foe  
a gentleman must honor bets  
do squeeze that trigger, Death's old claw  
too late, too late for your regrets  
squeeze, for your honor is at stake  
can someone help him? his hands shake

another click, another miss  
we both avoid that deadly kiss  
and now, it's my hands turn to shake  
mine to remember what's at stake

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**Author notes:** image from Wikipedia https://allpoetry.com/contest/2785257-Guns