i was in a chess club in 2nd grade
but my opponent doesn’t know that
and he doesn’t know that
my memory is poor due to
blockage or illness
the pair an ailment of my mind
a situation that i wish
i could control
we sit across the board from each other
each desperate to gain
each desperate to win
one of us knowing some
and one of us knowing nothing
and now i sit back
deciding my next move
wondering if it’ll be my last