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August 11, 2013
By WhatAboutNikki DIAMOND, Uncasville, Connecticut
WhatAboutNikki DIAMOND, Uncasville, Connecticut
77 articles 4 photos 32 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Speak your mind even if your voice shakes.&quot; -Unknown<br /> &quot;The function of music is to release us from the tyranny of concious thought&quot;-Unknown<br /> &quot;With me, poetry is not a purpose, but a passion&quot; -Edgar Allen Poe<br /> &quot;Mad is stupid&quot;-Pops


I'm sitting here behind this chessboard
With you staring at me from the other side,
Your eyes bouncing off of the different
colored squares
Straight back into mine,
Waiting for the flinch of my hand to
reposition my pawn,
Yet I cannot tell if your sword is drawn.
So, I'll continue to sit on my side to ponder its measly path,
As well as wondering if I shall end up in an untimely blood bath.
Now, I've taken a stab at this game before,
But the game changed when you first stepped foot through that door.
And I now sit here, newly shaken with fear,
All because of a worthy opponent such as you, my dear;
Which I cannot seem to understand,
Since I've always had the upper hand
In situations like this,
Yet, I've never come across an adversary
so submiss.
The way you play this game has me at
such a loss,
That my only option to continue playing is
a precarious toss
Of a coin to determine the fate of who will win this game;
Confident, conjoined strides, or dual walks of shame?


The author's comments:
How do you make a move with an opponent like you?

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on Aug. 20 2013 at 7:47 pm
WhatAboutNikki DIAMOND, Uncasville, Connecticut
77 articles 4 photos 32 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Speak your mind even if your voice shakes.&quot; -Unknown<br /> &quot;The function of music is to release us from the tyranny of concious thought&quot;-Unknown<br /> &quot;With me, poetry is not a purpose, but a passion&quot; -Edgar Allen Poe<br /> &quot;Mad is stupid&quot;-Pops

Thank you so much! I tend to use them a lot in my writing

chris341 GOLD said...
on Aug. 20 2013 at 12:28 pm
chris341 GOLD, Springville, Utah
15 articles 0 photos 9 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;If you have built castles in the sky, do not despair, that is where they should be. Now build the foundations under them.&quot; -Thoreau

You have a great talent for metaphor!