Monday, February 16, 2026

gin rummy

my mother
and father would play cards
long into the night.
gin rummy.
they'd keep score.
it was the only time
they weren't fighting,
throwing dishes,
slamming doors.
i used to buy them packs
of playing cards
every Christmas, hoping
against hope,
that this was the glue
to keep them going on.

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