Chance and Gamble

Wrapped in a cocoon of sheets
Waiting for metamorphosis to engage.
Hoping, wishing, praying, but all the while
Knowing it won't change a thing.

Things changed, no doubt, when we set to burrowing.
Preparing to hibernate while tangled together.
We can't go back-- why would we?
Except to get back what we threw away.

We took a chance and shorted ourselves.
Gambled when we should have folded,
Lost when we went all in.
Can't go back-- or do you wish we could?

When our fingers brushed on their way into the others hair
A spark made us jump-- a warning.
One we mistook for a go ahead signal.
We ignored all the signs and dove into each other.

All the while we knew once the sun rose we'd hide from the truth.
The cocoon will open to spill out our mess of emotions to spite us.
We can't take it back-- why would we?
Except to go back to where we knew what to do.

We took a chance and lost ourselves.
Gambled when we knew we couldn't win.
Lost it all when we played the hot streak.
Can't take it back-- or do I wish we could?

We had a chance and a gamble,
No one could fault us for that,
But once we actually played to the odds,
We were doomed from the start.