Sides

*Sides*

Take Sides.
Then take cover.
Command your Surroundings
And warn adjutants of opposed troops.
Shield the fort that your team has built
From
Wannabees
&
Turncoats
And always be on the lookout for
Fifth Columnists.
There is a security in these arms, but
Everybody knows that the same colors don’t always
Shade Traitors.
Capture that Flag,
Fling Paint at Whoever Gets in Your Way…
They say the rules are clear,
But out here—the truth is—
Anyone can be Eliminated,
At Any Time.
Choose your disguise wisely to get you through the competition.
In four or eight years, when it’s over, you can remove that mask covered with paint and take off that Apatetic Coloration…
Until the next time the partners that remain come calling:
And you wear the mask again.

From Art of Mind III: The Evolution of a Trilogy
Copyright © 2013 Clyde Aidoo