We sat, facing each other

In life’s parlour

Two factions, we were

One, ours

The other, of ogres

Playing a game of cards

In our team

We discerned, all along

That game of cards

Wasn’t going to be easy

Because ogres

Are full of crafty schemes

But we didn’t dull our dream

We heartened our resolve

When the game started

We cast a card

They cast a card

We cast a card

They cast a card

Cunningly, they won the round

In the following round

We cast a card

They cast a card

We cast a card

They cast a card

We drew a card

Our ace trophy card

Trusting it to succeed

In tilting the scales

In our favour

When this became evident

The High Council of ogres

Changed the rules

The ace card we intended

Was outlawed,

From the game

In the next round

We cast a card

They cast a card

We cast a card

They cast a card

We casting a card

They casting a card

This game of cards

Is exhausting our muscles

Like climbing a mountain

But we won’t dull our dream

Of victory in this parlour