Pawn's End
October 23rd 2007 19:18
Take away my offered hand of competition
No more will I be your foe
For God has amused Himself long enough
With our presented quandary
Our life now stands at its end
And so much time squandered needlessly
Both faces hidden by selfish ambitions
How the pieces before us waited for our finger-tips
Orders to be carried out without emotion,
And obeyed without conscience
The board was filled with lies
Victory was promised in the movements
But we could never venture out against one another
The power that waited in the black and white corners
Could only stare back in abject shame
At their reluctant masters who commanded them
A duel of chess
The players tired and eager for its bitter end
In our youth we craved the game and knew no equal
But age has brought about submission
The acceptance of what must be
In this disclosure of self
The sport has truly betrayed us both
For the thrill alone had sought to divide
And to conquer us fully without apology
Note:
I wrote this about the games that most people play and do not realize that in the end such games will place a wedge between us all in our relationships.
No more will I be your foe
For God has amused Himself long enough
With our presented quandary
Our life now stands at its end
And so much time squandered needlessly
Both faces hidden by selfish ambitions
How the pieces before us waited for our finger-tips
Orders to be carried out without emotion,
And obeyed without conscience
The board was filled with lies
Victory was promised in the movements
But we could never venture out against one another
The power that waited in the black and white corners
Could only stare back in abject shame
At their reluctant masters who commanded them
A duel of chess
The players tired and eager for its bitter end
In our youth we craved the game and knew no equal
But age has brought about submission
The acceptance of what must be
In this disclosure of self
The sport has truly betrayed us both
For the thrill alone had sought to divide
And to conquer us fully without apology
Note:
I wrote this about the games that most people play and do not realize that in the end such games will place a wedge between us all in our relationships.
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