Aeternus, Eternus

Russian Roulette

Musical *click*, sighs of relief
Passing turn to player next, picturing serenity
Moments of truth relived, Fate's trigger poised
Dropping with another *click*, amusement runs dry
Next to go, take a turn
On Destiny's wheel, one of four left
To Chance, prayer whispered
Gifted by Lady Luck, *click*
Goes the next round, Fate's trembling
From one hand to another, uncertain
To seize Chance by the throat, fearful
Eyes fixated on Fortune's axe, a twitch
And breathes again with lovely *click*, passed
On to the next, Dionysus's fool
Pumped with foolish bravado, by devil's brew
Fading quick in Hypnos's gift, brother
Beckons with sinking dread, a second swig
For temporal boost, and *click* goes the wheel
Stopped, at last man standing
Vividly, a deadly scythe to reap
All that is due to it, for soul's a coming
To Elysian or the Pit, even the gods knew not
Until yet another *click*, and Hades frowns
Wrinkles deep, Orpheus's feat repeat
Miracle worked of human deed, alive
To turn, when Jackals screech
Scales of Anubis a-tipping, *clang*
Feather floats high, Judgement comes by
*BANG*

Design flaw, a human mistake
Thoth scribes again on scrolls papyrus
And Ammit grows fat on yet another dinner.
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Who dies? Orpheus or Eurydice? One thing's for sure, neither of them's got their hands clean, so either way Mr Crocodile-head gets a meal.

Such is the game of Russian Roulette. ^__~