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“The White Chip”<\/strong><\/p>\n He said she’d not make a good poker player.<\/p>\n She only played once, now one’s for the taking.<\/p>\n The white chips\u2014 for the lowest wager\u2014<\/p>\n and she’s still gambling on a turnaround.<\/p>\n No more conceit. \u00a0No more lies.<\/p>\n “Double or nothing?” Sure…<\/p>\n when your life is at stake.<\/p>\n She’s in the circle blinking back the tears.<\/p>\n Now they’re all clapping, and\u00a0she has it in her hand,<\/p>\n Rough edges, smooth center, the imprint of its maker,<\/p>\n Kind of like the shape of a soul trying to heal.<\/p>\n You carry it with you anywhere but can forget it is there,<\/p>\n Until all bets are off and you’re under the table.<\/p>\n Some cheap tokens earn more than their weight in grace.<\/p>\n \n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" “The White Chip” He said she’d not make a good poker player. She only played once, now one’s for the taking. The white chips\u2014 for the lowest wager\u2014 and she’s still gambling on a turnaround. No more conceit. \u00a0No more lies. “Double or nothing?” Sure… when your life is at stake. She’s in the…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":461,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[140,68,20,187,32,63],"tags":[618,164,619,620,622,617,621],"class_list":["post-1757","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-addiction","category-grace","category-redemption","category-saints-and-sinners","category-sanctification","category-sin","tag-12-step-recovery","tag-addiction-2","tag-alcoholics-anonymous","tag-gambling","tag-las-vegas-casinos","tag-poker","tag-prayers-for-healing"],"yoast_head":"\n