[2017shaun]

Those gambling shops are everywhere
Corals, william hills a betfred there
It’s in the paper and on the Tele
Taking food from our children’s belly
Greedy And sneaky is what you will see
Those gambling devil’s inside of me
‘Leave me alone. You’ve had the lot’
Bingo or lottery. Cards or roulette
Football or horse. What dog will win next
I should never have played that very first time
If I won that pot it all could have been mine
Those sneaky greedy devil’s, laughing at me
All that time I was blind to see
What placing a bet has done to me…

[2017shaun]

The numbers you pick, random or not
The higher the stake, the bigger the pot
Odd or even, red or black
The dealers are trained, it’s part of their act
The cameras are watching to see your next move
Waiting to see how much money’s on you
No more bets, the wheel has spun
I went with friends and it was all for fun
But now on my own the nightmare has begun

[vera]

Great poems, Shaun
Now that we know what gambling does to us, let’s kiss it goodbye and walk away

[2017shaun]

It’s all in our minds. All the best vera

[i-did-it]

Very powerful poem Sean .

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