Fifty Two Cards

I started my life with a full deck

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My life started as a neat fist of Bicycles, the deck so shiny, slippery, each card eager to be played.

I joined the game. Experiences came and went. Will I draw an ace today? Perhaps I’ve got a lucky Jack? Maybe I’ll even earn a royal flush, but then again, perhaps a hand of nothing. Time will tell whether I bet, bluff, fold or hold.