winning

my instinct to win

will never run thin.

I breathe and dream and live it.

but when love is the game,

the power's harder to obtain.

you'll try but you cannot grasp it.

so in order not to lose,

you'll need an opponent who

will only help you win the battle.

with their drop-dead charm,

and your hand on their arm,

there's no horse you can't straddle.