Love Poem: Bronze Game Piece
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Written by: Sahar Cox

Bronze Game Piece

I did not know that my color bled 
Into each word drenched in red 
Not from blood that runs in my veins 
From the white power death forever reigns 
 
My lips move with desperate pleas 
Only to soothe your team of trustees 
You create my story in your mind 
Comfort in ignorance that keeps you blind  

I scream louder in effort to be heard 
Wrapping my emotions in every single word 
Condemned for my angry cries 
Fingers pointed at my broken eyes  

I am stripped naked and exposed 
Opposition has me enclosed 
Freedoms door never opened for me 
On the other side you all sip on your cups of tea 

I knock harder until my knuckles bleed 
My vocal cords tear, my hope recedes 
In exhaustion I drop to my knees
Hearing you whisper “you pay the fees” 

My life was no longer in my control 
When my number appeared on your dice roll 
I lost long before your game began 
A bronze game piece that differed from your iron clan