Tag: stiffled

Poem: The Game of Life – 12/12/19

 Pinned to the game of life,
 spin it for a consolation prize, 
 perhaps you’ll win 
 something extraordinary,
 either way, relish the 
 pillaging of history.
  
 The girl pinned on the wheel
 is there unwillingly,
 but she is there to provide smilingly,
 there is always something to 
 gain from her presence. 
  
 Around and around 
 and upside down,
 you’ll always win from her,
 the game of life, this suits her. 
  
 She’s unable to remove herself, 
 free her stiffened limbs, 
 but she is here and she is potent
 with her hidden mysteries. 
  
 She can speak of them freely,
 but why bother, 
 some would balk,
 others would make her a pariah 
  
 Best she smiles away and 
 preserves her words
 spin the wheel of life,
 there’s nothing of substance 
 which she wants to share,
 nothing special which she’d rather say
 
 Her silencing is absurd.
  
 © 2019 Lauren M. Hancock 
also known as Alice Well. All rights reserved.