Checkmate Matt Lickenbrock
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You tricked me when you made your move And now there is no turning back. As if you’ve something to prove, You play the queen, a slant attack. What I had tried to remedy You’ve trapped, but haven’t destroyed, And I, the pawn, cannot go free Till every piece you have deployed. My ignorance is bound to show, And though I don’t know much, it’s true, I think I’ve learned enough to know There’s many like me, but none like you. So as you go to claim your throne, remember this: when the game ends Don’t think that I’ll end up alone. A queen has tricks, a pawn has friends. photo by
Sam Beckmann