Winter Games

They seize the season,

anxious to exaggerate and boast their pretensions.

Reeking of cold cash

and lukewarm charm,

status is sought and staked behind the doors of hazy hotspots,

where winter well-knowns

and the well-to-do

collect charades on napkins.

They flaunt their big bills 

and serve smiles with swagger

while they pin points to shoulders

and calculate the scores to be.

And just when these pawns think they're kings,

time is dust beneath them

and the Queens are setting their clocks for another round.