The game’s afoot, the dice mid-air, so come and join us if you dare,
For fun, for profit, for wealth, for fame, it’s not the player who’s to blame,
The odds are long and chances slim, the game says only one can win,
So come and join us, play your best, but keep your cards held tight to chest,
Play the player’s what the wisest say, there’s nought to lose nor bet to pay,
But is the player not a game as well? With scores to keep and risks to quell?
And is the game itself a piece upon a broader, darker board,
Where unseen hands move players round, drawn by unseen cords?