If you've happened upon my work

     I think you should know,

No one who has met me

     Knows that I write poetry

Here I pour out my whole heart

     For elsewhere I cannot

To you,

     I am only words on a screen

You have no idea who I am

     But at the same time,

You know me better than anyone

     Who has seen my face

And I am grateful to be known

     In this unlikely place

Sincerely,

The Chessplayer