A bullet game
It was
Swift and efficient
The moves
A good opening
The need
A strategic midgame
The plan
Tactics show forth
And grabbed
A speedy endgame
No foul
A slow one
You lose
T’s the journey
Of online bullet
– Ogunsiku Babatunde
Living up to its name
Known for the speed
Even though some say
The famed “speed kills”
On the 64 squared street
That word is anagrammed
And becomes “speed skill”
Cherry-on-top skill
Adds critical thinking to it
Skill that comes with cost
A rush of adrenaline pump
In place of blood rush
0 seconds each
But you lost on time
With this realization just
You build the understanding
That time is precious
Even to the tiniest millisec
Behold! Time slowed
With the dynamism of premoves
Where speed of mind
And body is profound
The queen or rook?
Who do I sacrifice?
I can’t decide
I fling the two!
Aided by premove
Check! Check!! Check!!!
I spoke in my mind
Enough time to escape
The flag that hurts!
– Em’Oji
Not a game
For slow minds
But a battle ground
For the strong kinds
Not for the best moves
Which the finger finds
But tricks always behind
Which swiftly becomes
The game’s immortal rind
Quite alarming the speed
At which the brain reads
While fighting the mental bind
Of ‘one more game’ in mind
Oops! An hour is gone
The joy of brilliant moves
Countered by the clock diminishing
Left with materials
That don’t really matter
The middlegame spiced up
Intermezzos become admirable
Premoves become invaluable
Trusting your intuition
Oh! It becomes commendable
Banking time early
This become reasonable
Flagging checks become laudable
The race against the flag begins
As the end draw near
May the best flagger win!
– Ifada Emmanuel
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May the best flagger win