En Passant

Maria Gabrielle Dolotallas

The table was set, accompanied by the cedar clock ticking Pieces were drawn, out of the dark abyss where they seemed sleeping, Two personas stood still and shook hands as their eyes met blazing, Both yearned for the same feeling, a desire that can only be fulfilled by winning. One wore a pretty white dress, with her short hair flipped out as she sat down on the chair, The other one wore hand-me-down clothes, soaked by her dripping hair yet completely unaware Spectators called the pretty one ¨queen¨, with a gleam of confidence and a mind as keen, While the challenger was termed a mere pawn, a lump of boredom that stifles a yawn. The duel begins, a petty entertainment for those who do not care what’s at stake, A match for betting- a wager, offered to the knights where death they will surely uptake, However- it was different for the two competitors who shared an undisclosed commonality, It was a risk of their lives where their existence can be proven a reality.

The queen made no hesitation- dragging all those under her in one swift motion, She grasped and killed even her allies who were near to her king, a sign for what she calls loyalty and devotion, The pawn, on the other hand- made little yet cautious decisions, As she slowly went to the queen´s territory unnoticed, a sign for what she calls quality precision. A bloody war that ended, went on for hours- yet felt like a couple of ages, The victory was declared, surprised but not disappointed- an untold story rewritten in pages, A mere pawn who was silently loud- barged boldly and miraculously became queen, Shaking both sides of the towers within the castle that the king was staying in. As the pretty girl who was no longer queen yearned for pure fame obtained only by winning, The younger sister wanted also the same- yet, fame for a new chapter and beginning, As she finally had the courage to be acknowledged by the people whom she holds dear, With the quality of mind and spirit that enables her to withstand her everlasting fear.