ACE OF SPADES
(excerpt from QUILT)

up
sleeve
make
believe
dealt
card
queen of
broken heart
circus
freak
diversion
deceit
master
of
disaster
mistress
of
distress
sleight
glove
vanishing
dove
reality
distortion
disguise
contortion
deviate
red herring
bait
pure
gold
fortunes
told
rained
tears
shifted
gears
magic
tricks
secrets
slipped
outrun
illusion
boogeyman
charlatan
tiger
chained
indelible
stain
circumvent
big top
tent
break
away
last hand
played
ace of
spades