A pawn’s life
by Denise Fuehrer Burnette
I am just a pawn
in this game of life
helpless, afraid
powerless
to choose a path of my own
pushed and pulled
by a force from beyond
What is my goal?
What is my destination?
To capture the King,
I am told
To win the game
But secretly
I dream
of someday making my way
across
to the other side
To discover what lies
beyond the horizon
I am told
there are great treasures awaiting
grand enough to make this game
worth playing
The knight has told me…
if I play this game
with skill and determination
if I pass through this maze of confusion
without being captured
by the dark forces of my enemy
On the fateful day
when I pass to the other side
I will be Queen
The rook has told me…
if I ever reach the other side
I will be free to move
with passion and direction
no longer held back
by the constraints and restrictions
of my lowly position
in this wretched game
And the bishop has told me
secretly, of course
the most unbelievable tale of all
he has told me…
When I make my way
to the other side
When I pass from this world
of the mundane
into the promised land
of mystery
the Truth will be revealed
and I will know
with all my soul…
that the hand
who played this game
was mine all along