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Honorable Mention
The Futility of Triple Words
Frank Faust

sitting in the dining room
the back corner where he won't get disturbed
he's got a book of rules out
dictionary thesaurus and words
a world of words

he does so many pages a day
a genius at the triple word plays because he
practices moves and combos
knows a little used term to describe
a master scrabble player
that includes a 'q' tile or maybe a 'j'

he's scored five hundred
he's scored five-fifty
he's scored on every play
in this game of ours
while I'm stuck
looking for a way to turn tiles in
try to find better letters
maybe a triple word he hasn't claimed yet

but then he really ought to be good
for the big scores
he's got the dictionary open at eight
memorising words until lunch time
and anyway it's time
for me to make my way to the meds room
to line up anti-psychotics served in plastic cups
a thesaurus won't keep his eyes open
he'll be sleeping
dreaming about big scores
about jousting in tournaments

about victory

he'll be in his room
asleep
before a result is declared

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