Chess

Let us 

join forces

and overthrow 

our common 

enemy.

The checkered bored has 

its own agenda.

The clock is ticking.

It’s your turn,

to make a move.

I have already 

ran the narrative

for every scenario.

Some pieces 

move sideways 

others 

advance forward

or diagonal. 

The Queen

sacrifices pawns 

left and right.

Poisonous gambits

will be your own

annihilation of defense.

You are used to 

commanding control

but you forget

how many wars 

I have fought.

A King decoyed 

in luminous

knight regalia.

A different 

kind of warrior

in this incarnation.

Time is fast and also slow.

When will this drawn out 

and foolish pursuit end?

How many checkmates 

will it take?

My armor

burnished by 

five fires.

Surrender Dorothy

or accept 

certain defeat.

Gens una sumus.

There are 

no winners

only losers

for the monotonous

game you play.

Wells Chandler / August 2024