Mating isn’t always the best move
Even if the queen is the most powerful piece
A gamble with the gambit opening
Might seal your fate
Protect the king at all cost
For there might not always be an absolute pin
The queen always owns your plight
Attacking when you least expect it
Every advance stirring a demon awake
A battle between joy and despair
Fighting the voices in your head
Hoping for a knight to save the day
Only to face false notions of happily ever afters
Uncertainty claws at your flesh
An immediate threat shouts a sacrifice
Alas, if I could only see six moves ahead
A gift reserved for the privileged few
This is a losing game
The victor disguised as a pawn
Whose value you smugly overlooked
Keeps the heart in check
With a swift double step move
All mating patterns differ
After all, it’s only a game
