Precious Poetry - From PROBLEM to POEM in 7 steps by Ronaldo Siète - HTML preview

PLEASE NOTE: This is an HTML preview only and some elements such as links or page numbers may be incorrect.
Download the book in PDF, ePub, Kindle for a complete version.

2.7 - A Game Of Chess

 

A king and a queen,

A priest and a knight,

 

Were sent on a mission

That lasted all night.

 

Two towers, some soldiers,

They joined in the fight.

 

A battle for justice.

The winner was right.

 

The blacks got attacks,

The bad boys were white.

 

This wasn't a chess game.

Police ain't polite.

 

They filled Robben Island

And felt dynamite.

 

When laws allow black-outs

It's called Apartheid.

 

 

[Editor's Note: It's a cheap trick to use an innocent game for political reasons. Declaring the noble game of chess racism, asking questions like "why should white always start?", it has nothing to do with art and beauty. Artists shouldn't try to make the world a better place. They should work hard to improve the financial position of their publisher and secure the salary of their editor.]