Sense Sonnet - Acher

Marked

I've spent a lifetime gettin' good
At playin' games in my own way;
To bluff the best deal that I could,
No matter how I had to play.
But now I face the truest threat.
The master dealer is at hand
To take the highest stake I bet.
Winner takes all - you understand?
I wish I'd taken time before
To tell you things I've left unsaid.
I was too busy keeping score
On cheating life to stay ahead.

I guess I'd better save my breath.
I gotta cut a deal with death.