Seeing as how
this didn’t go as planned,
I’m watching it play out
trying to understand.
You and I are just players
and this is just a game,
but if so,
why is it serious?
It seems so much is at stake.
You circle in on me.
I circle in on you.
We make our moves
and contribute
to the agonizing
conflict we abhor.
I wonder if it’s just a case
of which one of us wants it more?
The questions set in;
what do we get if we win?
Will there be anything,
or just a pile of ash
and our chagrin?
Who’s going to want it then?
Maybe it would make more sense
to think this game is rigged,
merely a distraction
from the important things.
You and I in conflict
means we’re not watching the score,
we’re too busy playing,
thinking each one wants it more.
Meanwhile, there’s someone
who’s already got the prize,
but we never see it,
we’re too blinded by our lives.
We all wish we were
playing in the big game,
we know the players,
faces, stats and names.
What if it were for nothing,
wouldn’t that be such a shame?
Some of us know that it is,
but we still play.
Can’t see another way,
but it does mean we can change
how we choose to play the game.
HG – 2021
