I beg of you oh, mighty God of cards, cut me some slack and deal me a good hand. All I need is the ace of spades. I'm waiting for the royal flush.
My life is, and has been a mess for several months, for various reasons. Even though I've been dealt a good hand occassionally, I'm starting to wonder if I might have used all my tricks. I don't have any more 'aces up my sleeves'. Perhaps I'm too humble and honest to 'bluff', or too ignorant to 'call'. I continue to 'raise' and 'check' even though I know that I eventually have to 'fold'. I've waited for that ace ever since this game began. People told me; 'go fish', and I did. But it looks like I'm not that good of a fisherman. After all, I'm sitting here with one 'pair' in my hands, waiting to be beaten by someone with a better hand. I'm waiting to be thrown under the bus. Again.
Okay, I'm not into poker, but I know that I'm worth more than a lousy hand of cards. I'm not even that good of a writer, so perhaps I couldn't even get you to understand the reference.
Let's give it another shot:
Do you remember Super Mario? - I'm starting to think that I've used all the extra lives I was able to collect, and I'm not even near the final stage and I have yet been able to beat Bowser. However, how much of a chance is there when I'm just a washed up player. I've started to see myself as a has-been, not a will be. It's a scary thought.
To be on the verge of giving up... Especially when you know that you're worth more than what you get. When you're fighting against society, rules, guidelines and the government, you're just a simple nobody. You have no voice. - I have no voice.
It doesn't matter how much I try, because all my efforts are a waste of time. I don't have an impact and I'm not able to bring forth solutions. It's impossible to fight for my case and even the best lawyers in the world would face a loss.
With all this being said, it's no wonder that people give up. They give up, because they feel that they've done everything they can. They went all-in before they caved-in.