The game begins
The pieces in place
The kings grin
The players pace
One move here
One move there
A trap appears
In the black square
A game of the brain
Anxiety, dilemmas, stress
Thinking, pondering, mapping
What to do next
What moves to make
What pieces to sacrifice
What plays were a mistake
What figures fit the type
Which one is more powerful
Which one is a threat
Which one will ensure
Life beyond death
All the games
All the maneuvers
All the names
All the users
We all get wrapped up
In every move, every play
We forget the big picture
All games end anyway
And in the end
In the game of chess
All the pieces
Go back to rest
The king and the pawn
Both go in the same box
6 feet under the lawn
Does it matter what games we lost?