Flames

Seesaw surges swelling

in seeping sensations,

kings of ire and passions

vie in taunting manipulation

to own the heart

playing their tantalizing desire pieces

for seeing which will king the fingers.

 

Eyes betray clash of horns and haloes

with their alabaster curious flash

and scarlet ravenous stares,

moving like a pawn

upon life's chessboard as the hunger inspires.

 

Rules kept in the mind's closet

rewritten with every new match

when either hate or love

have won the last duel.

 

We wear the crown

flaming forces forged in our actions.

 

Tomorrow's game

already prepared

each time we face

a rendezvous with

what challenges our smiles

and ends seeking checkmate

over our thoughts.