Confidence

In a game of chess

Black goes first.

Of course, this is a lie

But all it takes is White to move

Their knight

Then reconsider.

A computer plays against itself

One hundred thousand times

And white wins on advantage of

The first move

But

Perhaps the only real advantage is the

Confidence of the human hand.

When it comes down to it,

A strong defeat is better than

A weak victory.

Those aren’t my words,

Mind.