February 21, 2025

player

It is not what meets the eye
the puzzle with pieces awry

words add up to a series of clues
that lead to a path of chance and choose

the strategy to win belongs only to few
who know their opponent's next move

all the tools hidden within titles that look new
to trick and to set you on the track to lose

dated back full of secrets and mayhem
hinted by an unreliable narrator to seek them

only the brave holds their monocle to light
upon the fine print and rules, subtle and slight

at the start, the player stands astute
smiling at themselves, resolute

they know where the best tactic should be put
for curiously, a game was afoot

-Les'Nspired