Chess Pieces

Chess Pieces

A Poem by E.J. Waling

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.

© 2025 E.J. Waling


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In an odd way it makes me think of John Calvin of Geneva. It's all predestined.

Posted 9 Months Ago


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E.J. Waling

9 Months Ago

Thanks for reading JB

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E.J. Waling is considered by many in the literary community to be the Salvador Dalí of poetry. His rough-hewn unfettered style mimics the artist’s unconventional view of perceived real.. more..