The Gambler

"When we played our charade

  We were like children posing

  Playing at games

  Acting out names

  Guessing the parts we played

  Oh what a hit we made

  We came on next to closing

  Best on the bill, lovers until

  Love left the masquerade

  Fate seemed to pull the strings

  I turned and you were gone.

 While from the darkened wings

 The music box played on

 Sad little serenade

Song of my heart's composing

I hear it still

I always will

Best on the bill, charade"!

I worked in real estate, a commission job after my divorce, I had custody of my two children.  Times were not easy, but I knew there had to be more to life.  My greatest accomplishment was buying my house from my X.  I married young and was as green as they come.  The last of the virgins.  My friend fixed me up with what became my first relationship.  He helped me get a credit card which a divorced woman with no credit could not get.  He was very kind and was extremely good to me and my children.  After two years it was over.  No need to go into further details.

A coworker/friend fixed me up with, he who I shall name "The Gambler."  Let the games begin. On my first date he bought me three pairs of shoes and a color TV.  The shoes, to make me shorter (I was 5'5 1/2, he was about 5'8) and the TV, so he could watch and bet sports.  For two years I lived the life of Pretty Woman/Cinderella.  The jewelry, trips, money, getting picked up in a limo, well you get the picture were something I had never experienced.  The best part of the relationship for me was how we got along.  We were silly, almost childlike, laughed and had the best time.  I was Yunny and he was the Doctor.  Don't ask.  After about a year and a half I felt like I was on a roller coaster.  The highs kept getting higher but the lows got lower.  One night after an altercation he called at 11 o'clock and said he missed me and was coming over.  There was a snow blizzard outside and no cars were moving.  Sure enough at 12 o'clock there was a knock at the door.  He said he started to walk over, and flagged down a truck driver who he paid $100  for a ride to my house. You can't make this stuff up.  Both of us will never forget that night.  We had so many magical, amazing times I will never forget. I ended the relationship, but I will always have the memories.  No one can ever take memories away, unless you lose your mind.
Sometimes love just ain't enough!