"64 SQUARES" - A Poem by Deepshikha Patangay, BA, II Year

Picture Credit: Deepshikha Patangay

64 SQUARES


A game played by two,

On a field of 64 squares.

Living an eternal life,

In the black and white vision.


The war against two,

A small powerful kingdom;

With 16 together as an army,

Including you and me.


Life is all about wars,

Between the two kingdoms;

It's just the beginning,

And there is no end.


The dedicated pawns,

Protect our kingdom.

The trustworthy bishops,

Look over the kingdom.


If the time arrives,

The intelligent knights,

And the strongest rooks,

Are always ready to save others.


Before we depart,

To the battleground,

To protect others;

Let us remain as lovers.


As we fight for other's lives,

We die like phoenixes;

And are born again,

Until the next battle begins.


In the same kingdom,

With new battles again;

We live in our eternal place,

Again and again.


You as my King,

And me as your Queen;

Who crave for each other,

Who die for each other.


As we are caged in these 64 squares,

Forever, ever and ever.

                                                                         ~Deepshikha Patangay (BA)