Lizzie's Game

There's a boy, a chess board and a red scarf. 

Come on, little baby, catch me if you can.

Lizzie lunged and falls. King and Knight impale and the red kisses her. 

The boy laughs, runs, and she shakes.

Lizzie will watch the sky turn red.

The scarf will be black, charred, dust, like the others.

Rubble of bodies and buildings, frosted with red snow and ink

and plaster that flours her dripping hands.

Blood will rush at a height,

She'll clutch her chess board and watch for the angels,

Souls will shriek and bake and drown and roar,

and the first move will be the pawn.

A hot breeze will keep her alive, 

The screaming will die and she will play on, 

Black, White and Red.

High above purgatory and repentance and regret, she will think about the boy.

Angels will flee and the rest... they'll beg. 

Tiny ants in the sand, they're sorry, she's not. 

The Angels will cry and so will she,

Because she's playing Red, not black, nor white.

The boy comes back and lifts the red scarf,

says "It's just a game" and then sits.

Lizzie blinks and sees sunlight and feels a cool wind. 

There are greens and yellows, but there's also Blue and Brown. 

Reviews

[River Page]

Very myterious, and descriptive. It is very diffrent than my stlye, but I like it. It hs an Apoctolyptic feel to it, like something from the Christian's book of Revalaations or something. It also could be the ramblings of a unstable girl. Either way, I really liked it and would be honored if you would explain it to me lol.

[NGenieL]

Ha ha, well it can be interpreted any way you like, but when I wrote it, my intentions were to vaguely portray a desire for revenge after isolation. It's meant to represent a deep-set overdramatic anger and frustration that comes with small torments and teasing. A bit petty, really. X

[Mr.Knipple]

That was quite interesting. I don't know if it's my freakishly small brain but i couldn't quite grasp the theme of this poem. Somehow that makes me love this even more. I love the sense of imagery. Colors and shapes rushed by in my mind while i read this. This was a very nice write. Well done.