Chess

Chess they say,

Is a great game anyway.

The gallantry of the rooks,

And the chivalry of the knights,

The plotting amongst the woodworks,

And a board full of crooks.

Chess they say, 

Is a great advocate of feminism.

How else, explain we may,

The Queen fighting in the thick of battle,

Whilst the King dozes in his castle.

Chess they say,

Is a democrat's delight.

A knight here can put a King to flight,

The pawn can rise to power,

Whilst the Bishop be pulled down from his tower.

Chess,

Rewards the man 

Who has a plan,

Just as life favours the thinking mind,

Caution! Action! Both in a blind!

When finally, the game is over,

The Vanquished and Victor,

Return to the same wooden box with neither whimper nor roar,

The end always equalizes the score!