By Unchained
Date: 2001 Aug 15
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[[2001.08.15.20.02.2390]]

The Wager


See
how she holds me
with little effort
a whisper
a promise
a maybe.

Empires
have fallen
for as little
men gone mad
wars fought
fortunes lost.

I have no empire
no mind anymore
no enemy
no fortune
but

I'll wager my heart
and if I lose it
even broken
I'll still declare
the risk
was nothing
compared
to the hope
of having her
forever.