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Chess

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By Harper LewisPublished 22 days ago Updated 22 days ago 1 min read
My husband and I play in my writing room on my dad’s chessboard.

Battle lines defined,

we kiss over our armies,

one before dying

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About the Creator

Harper Lewis

I'm a subversive weirdo nerd witch who loves rocks. Intrusive rhyme bothers me. Some of my fiction might have provoked divorce proceedings in another state.😈

My words are mine. Suggest ai use and get eviscerated.

MA English literature, CofC

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  • Tiffany Gordon16 days ago

    Nicely done!

  • Rain Dayze18 days ago

    Love it! Such duality between war and peace.

  • Paul Stewart22 days ago

    Awesome depiction of well meaning chess battles between equal minds. Love this.

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