“To Taste”

I like to think of myself as
Reasonable
But
I know this is
Not true:
Whether I like it or not
I am a gambler

Everything I do is a
Shot of the dice—
From tying my shoes
In the morning
To saying my prayers
At night

I do not know what
Will happen
Sometimes you win
Sometimes you lose

In that one second of the
Unknown
You live and die
Many lives and
Many deaths