The Game of Life

The pleasantries of noble kings
Are deceptions to the fools
Who know the game
And how to play
And when to break the rules.

The pharaoh will say many things
To appease his angry gods
For they are strong
And never wrong
But constantly at odds.

A lady fair will cheer her knight
With charms and looks and glances
But he must know
That she will go
If won by another's lances.

The pleasantries of noble kings
Are from the lips of fools
For life's a game
That men must play
And ultimately lose.