Checkmate Friends Forever

Late chess nights with friends,

Wishing these nights would never end.

We are getting older, and it’s getting harder

To keep the pieces together and play a little longer.

The clock keeps ticking, we can’t slow it down,

But in this moment, we wear our crowns.

With every move, with every laugh,

We find the joy in our troubled past.

The game’s not just on the board,

It’s in the stories we’ve explored.

Through every check, every mate,

Got us never wanting to leave this state.

So, let’s hold on to these nights,

With the board and pieces in our sights.

For as long as we can, let’s pretend,

These late chess nights will never end.