by LJ Frank
It’s a relatively simple attribute of control
to chastise a pawn and knight errant lower on the totem pole
the colorful paper work of career moves
for those further up the ladder realize the delicacy as a whole
between the love of the sacred and the profane.
The rich soil of background checks
fingerprinting, even in a cup,
extracting blood
a license written
and the sign of the cross is given,
the pawn gingerly steps across the chessboard
the intense scrutiny of the players
under the shaded camera lights of political theater,
competition is like a dark chocolate appetizer
it’s good for the heart
with the frosting made of real estate drippings
the players move their chess pieces quietly
the background music of a fugue,
brain mining arrives at a critical stage
before technology reveals the intent
of the King, Queen, Bishop and a mysterious sage.
Measuring the brain electrical pulses
forensic techniques legalized
brain fingerprinting tests the reliability
of others ‘guilty knowledge,’
thoughts imagined
magnetic resonance imaging a useful tool
while a software program determines
a visual and emotional awareness,
policies implemented while looking the other way
no surprises today,
the brain’s fingerprinting is now the future rhythm of work
and a billionaire guffawed as he boarded his private jet
to his vineyard in South America,
a sense of humor is just a smile away.