the card game

life is a card
game
she tells you while
dealing
out the cards
for a game
of rummy.
maybe, you say,
staring at your
cards,
aligning the clubs
with other clubs,
hearts with
hearts.
sometimes it's
hard to find a king
and queen
together
of the same kind,
she continues on,
taking
a card off the top
of the deck,
discarding one,
then slamming
her whole hand down
yelling out
rummy.
whatever, you tell
her. I suspect
you're cheating
on me.