Snakes and Ladders

Snakes and Ladders

Snakes and ladders on the board

rolling dice, chasing moves

some climb up fast,

others slip down slow

the game is not fair, never was

ladders stretch like promises

but snakes snap like doubts

you reach for the top,

thinking you’ve won

then the fall pulls you back again

no luck, no magic

just the grind of chance

every throw a gamble

every square a lesson

who knows where the next step leads

the game goes on

some win, some lose

but the dice keep rolling

and the snakes wait patient

ready to drag you down again

Try as you may snakes always sin

the cunning and the poison will always win.