Sense Sonnet - Acher

 Gamble

The black jack king or the red queen,

I had to choose one, teacher said.

The red or black, one choice between,

Like playing roulette, black or red.

That seems like a lifetime ago

When I had just started grade school.

Teacher said if I didn't know,

Then I'd be told by the school's rules.

And whatever choice to be made,

And that choice by the school enrolled,

It was a secret in school stayed,

And Mom and Dad could not be told.

Which one should win, which one should lose?

A six year old's gender to choose.