Suki Datar Jones Snakes and Ladders There’s a house in America full of children Who like to play games Like Snakes and Ladders in their white Walled rooms. If they lose they act Up. But they’re children, what do you expect? Winning makes you feel powerful. Their parents are powerful People. They are expecting A work call right now, they can’t look after the children. They are not sure how a parent should act. They try to keep the sofa white; They watch the football game. There are students studying economics and game Theory so they can learn all the powerful Moves. 82 percent in this year’s class are white And male. They are the children Of alumni; they know how they should act And what is expected. There is a lady on the bus who is expecting, Holding her baby bump. Her face has gone white And she does not have a seat. A man with his game Face and briefcase sits powerful. That lady will bear her children And remember he didn’t act.
20