Addictive Gambler

Addicted Gambler This is a sad tale Of a man who gambled and failed His desire was to get rich quick But he ended up being a losing freak Daily withdrawals from the cash machine Yet with money he was so mean Never ate hence so thin and lean Smoked away with bad breath and skin He had other hidden talents Which were vividly silent? He was creative Very imaginative But none of that ever became lucrative An addicted gambler Who tried his hands at everything? To see what his luck might bring Spent hours scratching cards at Bingo Tried poker though he did not know the lingo Played and lost on various fruit machines Never ever satisfied with a days win Gambled on so many horses Which all brought heavy losses? In misery he resorted to alcohol This also contributed to his downfall Lost all his friends In vain tried to make amends After missing so many appointments Several times he threw in the towel When he realised He had no more personal possessions to sell Saying life really sucks I don’t seem to be having any luck But he was an addicted gambler It was only a question of time When he will sneak out of home as if a crime To gamble his newly acquired wealth away again An addicted Gambler Absorbed with heavy numerous debts Caused by large unreasonable bets Spending his entire wage Was a daily chapter in his book and page That grew worse and worse with every age Always borrowing more money From his friends and family in a hurry Saying please I wouldn’t do it again, I am sorry His family knew he desperately required Psychiatric assistance That very momentarily instance Or his mental state Would be beyond maintenance A very befalling state Several times he threw in the towel When he had no more personal possessions to sell Saying life really sucks I don’t seem to be having any luck But he was an addicted gambler It was only a question of time When he will sneak out of home as if a crime To gamble his money away again After so many years he finally gave up He knew it was about time to eventually stop He lost it all There were no more friends to call He did not even have little money to have a ball What a sad story said the coroner This young man must have been a total loner What an addictive gambler