Crowned

Until now

I’d lost all hope

It took some time to realize

love is a cruel game

where knights and bishops

terrorize the pawns

You can’t be a rookie

on this checked board

or you become easy prey

War is inevitable

upon this battlefield

but a captured heart

does not mean defeat

I fought and I fought

picked up my sword

each time I fell

It took quite a few

scars and bruises

until l could be

crowned of victory

Love was cornered

by my hands

and I was the one

to declare:

"CHECKMATE!"