blackangel

The game of life and death

Life\'s end game is the worst one of all
You think you\'re winning
But then all of a sudden your heart gives up
And you\'re gone.

For the people you leave behind a new game begins,
As they try to win the game in their minds,
To come to terms with death.
A game with so many twists and turns the end of the maze is quickly lost.

No one ever really wins that game,
But people learn new ways to cheat,
Till they\'ve convinced themselves that they\'re fine.
Then all of a sudden they roll a 6 and land on a snake and have to start again.

As time ticks on poker faces become better as they\'re practiced more,
Hands shake less so less cards are scattered,
But as people hide behind the game of lies,
Some people start a game of hurt.

They play noughts and crosses on their skin,
And scrabble in their minds trying to find the right words to tell someone how they feel.
And as someone\'s game of life ends
Someone else\'s game of death begins.