time to cash in your chips
put your ideas and beliefs on the table
see who has the bigger hand
you or the mystery that pervades you
time to scrape the mind's shit off your shoes
undo the laces that hold your prison together
and dangle your toes into emptiness
once you've put everything on the table
once all of your currency is gone
and your pockets are full of air
all you've got left to gamble with
is yourself
go ahead, climb up onto the velvet top
of the highest stakes table
place yourself as the bet
look god in the eyes
and finally
for once in your life
lose
adyashanti
