Pawns In A Game Of Chess Poem by Lawrence S. Pertillar

People forget...
Who lifted veils from their eyes.
Opened closed doors.
And knocked old fences down,
To allow them unlimited visits...
With hopes, dreams and their wishes,
Once restricted but gone to be noticeable...
Are those physical barriars,
But visibly set behind disguising window dress.

People refuse to admit they remember.
And choose they do selective mindsets.
With a doing of this to use each other,
As dispensable pawns in a game of chess.
Just to get 'things' on credit to impress,
For those few seconds of attention...
Wanted and confess they will do 'anything' to get.
Even if this means...
To lie, deceive and cheat.

People no longer think they should respect one another.
OR be held accountable for their neglect.
People no longer have a depth of self worth left.
Choosing instead to accuse, shame and blame...
Others they defame with claims they do NOT represent.
And 'they' are the ones who lifted the veils from their eyes.
Opened closed doors and knocked down those fences.
To now have it said these folks who had taken those risks,
Are too honest in their criticisms with a doing that offends them.

And continue they do to play a game to be played upon,
With minds blocked to adopt delusion...
To prevent any entry of all signs of consciousness.
Only to address when upset and reminded...
Their steps towards progress,
Should be taken with moves to go forward.
But yet...
Comments made like this offends but should,
Assist a self-examining evaluation.

'That's great.
Now try not to take fifty more years,
To move the other foot.
And 'if' at all possible...
With a doing to eliminate accusations and complaints.'