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Hands

A (micro)poem

By Reece BeckettPublished about 3 hours ago 1 min read
Hands
Photo by Aditya Chinchure on Unsplash

With both of my hands tied,

I played my hand

the cards splayed out —

fate —

four twos,

abysmal,

useless.

For Fun

About the Creator

Reece Beckett

Poetry and cultural discussion (primarily regarding film!).

Author of Portrait of a City on Fire (2020, Impspired Press). Also on Medium and Substack, with writing featured… around…

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