For some reason, I found this week’s prompt a bit challenging. I was really “in my head” on this one. So it may/may not make sense. Ah well, there is always next week!
Mondays Finish The Story. Click the picture to learn more.
Finish the story begins with: “They say that life is a game of chess…”
Well that explains everything. No wonder my life is such a mess. I don’t know how to play the game.
It’s a thinking man’s game filled with complicated moves. 64 squares. 16 pieces, eight black and eight white. Every piece moves differently in a weird yet strategically coordinated dance. Until finally, the king is attacked and captured, signaling total dominance and control.
Maybe I would get ahead if I lived my life this way. Finding ways to wrestle control from others. Pitting myself against imagined enemies in a contest of power. Planning maneuvers that astound my opponent and move me steps closer to victory.
Victory. Whatever that is.
But if I am the only one left standing, where is the victory in that? What is left to control?
Sounds like a very lonely game. No wonder I’ve never learned to play.
Keeping Kadence 
Good take on the photo and opening line Kadence! Loved it! I had a hard time with this one too! 🙂 I hope that you come back next week! Thank you for participating and be well! ^..^
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As always, thank you for the challenges. I have enjoyed them.
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Good and well-written story with sound reasoning.Kadence. It’s best to treat others as potential friends not enemies. 🙂 — Suzanne
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Thanks for reading and commenting!
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It doesn’t sound like a game I’d like to play, though many seem to revel in it. I thought this worked really well. A nice bit of inner monologue.
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Yes, exactly what I was going for. A slice of inner conversation. Thanks for stopping by!
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Nah! I never liked chess much either. I think too much as it is! 😉
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LOL, agreed!
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Well done. I played chess when I was a child but never could thing more than the next move ahead which is why I lost so often. I do better with my life but didn’t learn to plan ahead until my daughter was in her teens.
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I think its interesting that we can see our lives as like a chess game, when in fact as you say you can’t play. I thought you raised interesting questions. Well done.
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“Victory. Whatever that is. But if I am the only one left standing, where is the victory in that?” What a wonderful bit of writing here. I can really hear the speaker’s ‘voice’ in this which is always impressive when you’ve only got 150 words.
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Thank you!!
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“No wonder my life is such a mess. I don’t know how to play the game.” favorite line right there!
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