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The king and the queen And a few bleeding pawns Fractured souls and bodies The victors and the defeaters Standing all alone Wails deafening the cheers Oh the game of chess When played by Rooks* What a mess.

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soma-mukherjee

Indian

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Written by

soma-mukherjee

Indian

Published: Sep 13, 2011
Time: 1m

Notes: *rooks-chariot, indicating war
(en passant; a term of chess, also means when we are talking about something else, terrorism,war and wounded life)

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