a game of chess and
white moves first and
I am black

Life is agame of chess
For me, fate is white
and I am black
Whatever it throws at me
I must counter

breathless, waiting for
the next move
a pawn is vulnerable

Part of me is captured-
Taken-
Dead inside

Now my move
in this game of life and chess

no matter what I do
they are always one step ahead and
there goes a rook

Vulnerable now
To attack
My defenses are down and
I am losing

now they have taken the queen
snatched her off the board and-

How much longer can I take before
I crack?

-the king is in check
I wait
And now it is mate