“Gamers” by Jennifer Beckett

He remains two
moves ahead, uses
his pawn, his queen. He studies
strategy to check his mate.

Yet in Monopoly,
he is the dog and she, the top
hat. She plays the banker, owns
her roll, gets out of jail and goes.

How many times will they set up Life and spin,
each wondering what happened
to their chance to win?

-Jennifer Beckett

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