Poetry Corner

by Kathie Bird

 
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Its play...

You know - the good need the bad
the strong need the weak
because someone has to win.

Like childhood games we should laugh
"Tag - you're it!"

We're grownups now but still we play
our grownup games
of King of the Castle and Simon Says.

We play with money and knowledge guilt and power
and become so uenmeshed in the rules and the law
that we forget to have fun
and take it all so seriously
and run home hurt.

Games are cruel
Games are winners and losers
But we play for challenge
and we play for fun.


Remember?


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