Checkmate
Our position in this life
Whether given or made
Can change as time passes
Perhaps too soon fade
Are we pawns with assumed tasks
To the advantage of those who rank higher
Or are we self-made and righteous kings
And beside us, our trustworthy squire
Battles have been fought
Lives have been saved
Often the squire is sensible
More often than not, the king, a knave
For mainly the pawns have been used
To clear an uncertain and dangerous path
King and squire have followed along
Sharing both tears and a laugh
But now the mighty have tumbled
All assistance and aid are gone
They have left this game the king plays
Soon the squire will follow along
All the pawns who opposed the king
Have fallen as they met their fate
Save the one the king never considered
Checkmate