So enter this life and choose the squares
Choose wisely where you really want to stand.
So start ticking time and mark the end.
So I know when it dies, so I know the aim.
I love the feverish tickle that gets me
When all again — and again — is set to fall
When they think they’ve been running for ages — on and on.
But hardly moved a square at all — at all.
Now sleep my pawn — to play the game
The game that all of you have come to see.
The game that’s played for you alone — me alone?
And be amused how it struggles on — and on.
Enter the lies — on to the stage!
And close your eyes — go on — be born!