Card Tricks

think certain hands

of bridge or whist

think texas hold’em

draw poker

gin rummy

most iterations

of solitaire

there is a way

to play rounds

of these games

that have

no wild cards

no trumps

where every suit

is worth as much

as every other

without regard to

symbol shape or color

no diamonds

cutting spades

no clubs

bludgeoning hearts

where an arbitrary

hierarchy of

self-importance

does not ordain

who wins