Hapless Laments a Man

Chess perhaps be the only game
That mirrors life men live—so tame:
King, as men in kingdom,
Cannot move in freedom, 
Queen, any which way in the frame!
If king gets no long rope,
Is there any a hope
For poor men worth their worthy name? 
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Limerick |06.08.2023| humour, men
Copyright © | Year Posted 2023

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