Of Life and Deck

An individual is like a card,
No two are exactly the same;
It is interesting how great society,
Can be compared to a poker game.

We start off with the two big groups:
The Reds and the Blacks-
Spades and Hearts at the front,
Clubs and Diamonds at the back.

Now countries must have rulers,
Thus comes the Kings and Queens,
Jacks to run the government
And Aces on TV screens.

And then there are the others;
The majority, - the numbers:

Ten, Nine and Eight-
Ministers, Heads of State;
Seven, Six and Five-
People working at the hive;
Four, Three and Two-
Collars coloured blue.

Their faces may be different,
But their backs are all the same.
They live in the same old box,
They play the same old game.

But this is where similarities end,
Cards and Humans are different packs;
For if Cards were exactly like Humans,
You would not be able to shuffle the deck.


-Warren Chan 24/02/07