Game Play

Game Play

By Frank Bolaji Irawo

What a versatile cast

Each one every part can play

In an ever-evolving plot

Co-written by all to suite their taste

The subject matter may change

But the relationships remain the same

Any play worth its salt needs a villain of the piece

Making life unbearable for their "powerless" victim

So drawn like a moth to the flame

Whose “cries” for help

Are music to the ears of an eager Superhero

Soon in full flight

Cape blowing in the wind

An impressive silhouette cut in the midnight sky

Swooping in, just in the nick of time

To give the villain what for

And make the Victim safe again

Completing this intricate Triangle

The game needs to persist

Great place for an intermission

While they draw a breath

To their audience each turns to address

Whose lines are these?

By now you can guess

Why am I always being picked on?

Why am I always having to save the day?

Why am I always the one being given a bad name?

You may be forgiven for thinking they want "out"

The "payoff" too addictive as we cheer them on

Time to swap places and start from the top

So, the run goes on and on

An erstwhile victim is all it takes

And the charade would soon be no more

Till another co-conspirator is found