Let’s play a game

you say,

just a regular game,

going up the ladders

and down the snakes.

Well, sure, why not,

it’s harmless fun,

not like the real games

people play,

perpetually punctuating lives

with skillful throws of the dice.

The score in pursuit of trivia

is far removed

from the scrabble of words

and devious actions,

the cloak and dagger games

you know,

or those waiting games

that stretch endlessly,

with the monopoly

sitting with Boards of directors

subtly fuelling the fire

of impatience.