“Poker” by Cayce Bat


I play poker for the one-up.

It’s not just the royals who make the best flush.

It’s the Queen of Hearts when Ace of Spades digs her up.


Cayce Bat is a first-year teacher at an inner-city school in Columbia, South Carolina. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in journalism and mass communications from the University of South Carolina and a Master of Arts in Teaching in secondary English from Winthrop University.