One Last Move

• Jerulin Jones, Grade 8
• Poetry
• 2009

Day dwindles
The horizon closing in slowly
Peering into the unravished bushes

Deception under a mask of cheer
Savage beneath a cloak of kindness
A standing ovation for the maestro

Mechanical moves
Unfaltering motive
The white knight towering over the helpless pawn

Check mate