#3 Chess Piece

(Josie Sayz: This I my third poem from my ‘Checkmate’ anthology. This is the most personal poem that I have ever written. I have never spoken before of the things that occurred or the emotions that I felt surrounding the events of this poem. It’s the end of the chapter, the final moment, the point to move on and never look back.)

Once upon a time,
Not too long ago…
Trapped inside this castle
With nowhere else to go.
When anyone came near,
I’d run away and hide.
Never really wanted
Another by my side.
I’ve never let anyone near before,
Never knew life needed something more.
I read you like a fairy tale
And let you through the door,
But you played me like a chess piece –
Something I can’t ignore.
You kept my heartbeat racing
And left me wanting more;
But you were only playing
Leaving me insecure.
When you knocked down all the walls,
Planets kept on turning;
But now you left me in the dark,
My heart keeps on burning.
Now all your words are lost.
Your point-of-view is dated.
And now that you are gone
Everything is left tainted.
I’ve never let anyone near before,
Wish you’d never shown me something more.
I read you like a fairy tale
And let you through the door,
But you played me like a chess piece –
Something I can’t ignore.
You kept my heartbeat racing
And left me wanting more;
But you were only playing
Leaving me insecure.
We could have ruled the kingdom, you and I.
Here’s to thinking that love could never die.
You’d be the King and take me as your Queen.
But that life’s now over, because you are so mean.
I’ve never let anyone near before,
Now I know I never needed something more.
I read you like a fairy tale
And let you through the door,
But you played me like a chess piece –
Something I can’t ignore.
You kept my heartbeat racing
And left me wanting more;
But you were only playing
Leaving me insecure.

- Josie -