Casting ((-))

Heavy handed and slit lidded, I case the die
Didn't play my game as close to my chest as I should have,
but I was gambling with higher stakes
than I've ever known.
I cast the die, and weighted my game as I could,
but am unsure of how they landed as
I am blind to the hustling ring into which they were cast.
I thought I saw there a glimmer of hope,
the possibility that against all odds, I rolled sevens,
and that elusive, dreamed-of jackpot was mine,
but -
I've no idea how they landed.
Snakes eyes?
Threes?
I've no way to know, but I have a lot of hope.
But now the name of the game has changed;
the surrender of expository and dialogue to
give rise to new metrics:
The new game now is one of careful, calm, deliberate,
and of a cool, determined purpose -
There is to be no more casting now, only waiting,
eyes open and ears attuned,
Ready for that one last chance.