The Stakes

JESMIAUS

THESE ARE THE STAKES
IN WHICH WE ROSE TO SURVIVE
THESE ARE THE STAKES
THAT SHAKE US AND NEARLY BROKE US
THESE ARE THE STAKES
THAT ARE HIDDEN IN AN EGG IN TIME

THESE DAYS ARE BLIND
THESE DAYS ARE UNKIND
THESE WAYS ARE NOT MINE

CAUSE THESE SNAKES ARE BLIND
HISS AND SNATCH AND ROB YOU BLIND
THESE STAKES ARE A BITCH
AND YOUR NOT A FRIEND OF MINE

…THESE STAKES IN WHICH WE HAVE RISEN
HAVE GIVEN YOU HELL