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i want to play chess on somebody's head

we sat down and i offered my hand
he didn't see it, with his head down
and said black decides where the clock is 
positioned
it was discovered it wasn't working
so i fetched the microwave
to position next to the board
he 
put on his chess gloves
my mother became a
backseat chess player,
then removed her lemon pudding 
from the microwave
we continued 
Jericho entered the room and leaned on my shoulder
he said
i'm
just
checking 
on
you 
mate

i lost
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Bartley Avatar
May 20, 2024 at 2:02 PM
Fantastic!
Achara Avatar
April 13, 2024 at 8:01 AM
Your poem feels almost surreal, and yet it speaks to a real moment of life to which I can relate. Life is truly made up of those small surreal bits of real life. I quite enjoyed this poem.
Allen Avatar
April 13, 2024 at 10:57 PM
Thank you Chetta. Enjoy whatever you're doing today xx
Swan Avatar
April 13, 2024 at 5:54 AM
You made me laugh when your mother removed the pudding from the microwave mid-chess! Glad the game ended (even though you lost) so you could eat pudding. I like how you used a single word per line for 'he' echoed in the ending (with the very nice pun) when there was yet another distraction. J :)
Swan Avatar
April 14, 2024 at 12:49 AM
Some lemon puddings yes. It was the word 'pudding' that had a resonance with my grandmother's good cooking. I suspect there is more irony than at first read...
Allen Avatar
April 13, 2024 at 10:57 PM
Do you like lemon pudding Jeanette? Thank you for your kind message. xx
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