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I stumbled
bumbled
through the game
no
   white knight
on white horse personified

kept
    bumping into
pawns of my own
and opposite colour

eventually
     (shock and schlock horror)

blundering into the long lethal
arms
     of a rapacious dark
square queen.

Posted byDamian GarsideNovember 28, 2023Posted inchess mating poem poetryTags:chess, class, existential, mating, poem, poetty, rankLeave a comment on BACKRANK
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