The Rules Of Their Games Must Be Yours Too

there will always be rules,
a system of weights,

the hands of judgment are always
carrying the scales

that may tilt against you
sometimes

and you wait and see and trying
to think deeply
accurately, balancing
and taking so much time
and distance
and even force
if needed
and even ruse and
pretense
if necessary

how to sway the scales in your
favor
is always a dream

how to score with the system of
weights is always the
most important question

how to meet the rules of the games
the games that must be yours too

so that you can finally win.

poem by Ric S. Bastasa
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