Every infant learns any game
As a beginner
Without a shame
Children just enjoy the game
Winning or losing weighs same

The thrill is in playing
Competitive rivalry isn’t registered in their brain

Then comes the taste of chocolate
Bitter or sweet and
Characterization starts surfacing

Hostility or maturity
Are the choices at the junction

Genealogy and parents’ education are
Important mile stones before schooling
Well manners can be taught as the civility of playing

Being satisfied at a fair play is
The rule of a happy game

The adults also play games
Full of gimmicks, a copy of treat or tricks
They call it life
Happy or unhappy
It’s their cup of tea.

Muhsine Arda

July24, 2021