A Likely Story

[Wildcard]

Hi,

I liked this. It made me smile several times

I did not get that it was about poker either until I read your reply above. I took the chips as a snack food rather than poker chips and so when I get to the tuna part I am ready to eat the tuna with my chips.

Rereading this and knowing what it is about made me feel like a fool:

I see your eyes dart
down,
to the left.
[...]
A bluff.
[...]
Go ahead sir.
Buy some more chips.

I see poker everywhere now so I can't be sure if I am just thick or the poem needs a better instant connection to the game.

I was born
infinite yesterdays ago.

^this is a cool way of re-coining a worn phrase. Bravo.

You will be able to fool me
when you can catch a fly,
with chopsticks,
on your first try.

Grasshopper, grasshopper...
Your eyes are translucent.
I hardly need to sqint,
to see exactly what I'm looking for.

So you are not talking about the movie Kung Fu? I find it hard to believe that this part is not almost dependent upon the teacher in that movie. The only thing I can think of is that you know the expression from another sort and have not made the connection. You should really watch the movie

Thanks for sharing