Chess Pieces

poem by: John Prophet
Written on Apr 05, 2025

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Chess pieces.
Board’s been
arranged.
Pieces 
in place.
Lifeless.
No mind.
Inanimate,
no minds
of their
own.
Moved.
Outside 
force
 required.
Game
engaged.
Empty vessels.
Crossing the
landscape.
Instructions.
Input required.
Outside
forces.
Conscious.
Downloads
the moves.
Narrative’s
fingers moving 
the action.
Gods.
Unknowns
in control.
Chess pieces
on the 
move.
Helpless to
resist.
Downloaded
thoughts.
Moves.
From a
distant
place.
Creations
chess.
From a
different 
place.
Mere 
pawns
the pieces
be.
Game 
of the
gods.



 

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