(C) The Game

Now look, I don’t want to monopolise your time,

And it’s true that my words are often in a scrabble.

Ok...I got a bit tiddly; winking at all the girls,

Sometimes, I haven’t got a clue; do not believe all the babble –

I come out with, and really there’s no need to check, mate.

This is not just a trivial pursuit; I’m deadly serious about junk too,

I’m prone to the domino effect, a house of cards and fate...

Decrees I slip down ladders and climb up snakes, try kung fu

That I learnt from the Chinese; chequered career though it may be,

Perhaps I don’t need to pass – go on, tell me what you reckon.

Don’t be cryptic, a cross word won’t upset this baby,

My ace of spades has been trumped, a new deck on...

The table, but I’m snookered; the balls won’t drop.

I’d jump through hoops my sweet croquet…or is it coquette?

When you get to the bottom or the helter skelter – climb to the top.

Life is a slippery dip ride, a see-saw – what’s the etiquette?

Fifteen love and it’s your serve; I’ll just putt for par,

My last bowl was a toucher, it’s so good to kiss the jack.

Nothing like a bullseye and a fresh drink from the bar,

And I haven’t lost my marbles, they’re rolling ‘round in back.

What’s the game we’re playing – Pokémon or yahtzee?

It’s a bit like playing twister, with your sister, on the carpet.

Spin the bottle or tic tac toe, Truth or Dare? And lastly...

Backgammon or Baccarat, I’ll try to bridge – or I’ll forfeit.