A Pair to Draw To

A Pair to Draw To

Two jokers, 
Wild cards,
Recognizing their mirrored image,
Anxious,
Ready to disappear,
Within the safety,
Of a card-crowded deck,
Hesitant, 
To join the Game again.

 He wears a coxcomb hat,
While a morion shades her face.
Both are drawn,
To a suit of red.
They contribute, 
Yet are out of place.
 
Both shield surprises,
When they are in play,
Potential pitfalls,
For any who take up a hand.
Yet they too are surprised,
To see a similar self,
And a shared, 
Affinity for strong, 
Steady,
Beating Hearts.

 Their cards bend,
Each bows to each,
Reflections of the self.
Neither of them knew,
Another,
Even existed in this Game.
 
So let the Jokers revel,
In their discovery,
Delight in seeing Each,
In themselves.
 
Perhaps they’ll sit out this round,
Allowing the usual cards,
To be dealt, 
And engaged in play.

They would only, 
Upset the Game,
Pushing against,
The rules, 
That players insist,
Must be obeyed.

                                                  -- William Martin

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