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Win Lose Draw

God and The Devil sat counter
over whiskey at the boardroom table,
to negotiate the terms of her surrender;
no real surrender materialised,
but the battle-lines were re-drawn,
albeit imperceptibly so.
The value of the chattel
will not be agreed,
the meaning of defeat
almost as meaningless as winning,
but for the stroking of the battered ego,
chattel’s value unknown.
I sat with God and The Devil
at the blood-stained boardroom table,
they specified the terms of my  surrender
and erased the day of my resistance;
the surrender was real and assured,
I haven’t heard from them since.

23rd January 2019

Copyright © Lawrence Sharp | Year Posted 2019

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Robert Lindley Date: 1/27/2019 5:49:00 AM That line is invisible yet in truth its as a solid as a granite wall capped over with steel, my great friend. I love this deeply profound piece and its call to the reader to ponder life, death and our existence! Sorry that I am late to find it, I have been sick. A fav.. another one of your fine gems.. Login to Reply Lawrence Sharp Date: 1/27/2019 5:55:00 AM Thanks, Robert, your visit and encouragement are greatly appreciated, as always. I hope that you are on the mend, my friend.

Mystic Rose Rose Date: 1/27/2019 2:12:00 AM The playground we visit the battles , sometime they are all in our minds, other times they are not. A heart felt poem of struggle and surmount. Login to Reply Lawrence Sharp Date: 1/27/2019 5:52:00 AM Thanks for visit and comment, Pix, glad if you liked it. Your words ring true.

Nette Onclaud Date: 1/26/2019 11:22:00 AM this is a never - ending discussion as light and dark within is an ongoing challenge... intriguing, lawrence Login to Reply Lawrence Sharp Date: 1/27/2019 5:51:00 AM Thanks very much, Nette, very pleased if you enjoyed.

Richard Lamoureux Date: 1/24/2019 8:13:00 AM Hopefully they’ll be busy with other negotiations for a very long time. Login to Reply Lawrence Sharp Date: 1/24/2019 10:03:00 AM Perhaps the negotiation never stops.

David Byrne Date: 1/23/2019 11:15:00 PM Are they metaphors or are they real? Login to Reply Lawrence Sharp Date: 1/23/2019 11:19:00 PM They might well be.

Brandy Nicole Date: 1/23/2019 6:51:00 PM A thin line is drawn between right and wrong. Trying to stand on both sides, at the same time. Meaningless indeed!! This is deep and powerful!!! ~ Brandy Login to Reply Lawrence Sharp Date: 1/23/2019 10:48:00 PM A thin line indeed, Brandy, sometimes too thin to even see. Very glad you liked it; visit and comments always greatly valued.

Silent One Date: 1/23/2019 1:24:00 PM Interesting poem, with a deeper meaning that is displayed through your words.. Login to Reply Lawrence Sharp Date: 1/23/2019 10:46:00 PM Thanks, SO, pleased if you enjoyed, and more so if it sparks some thought. Visit and comment appreciated.

Vijay Pandit Date: 1/23/2019 10:00:00 AM This was quite a battle! God and Devil are metaphors for the living and life as the fight between good and evil goes on. Login to Reply Lawrence Sharp Date: 1/23/2019 10:45:00 PM Sometimes, though, it's near impossible to tell good and evil apart, if they really even exist. Good angle, thanks for visit and comment.