Gods wage war with dice
over the fates of men;
cruel and merciful alike
play this macabre game.

^^Hmmm its them and their doings which puts us in situations and when we head in that direction it is said its our fate! On God's behalf he can be very testy and at the same time giving us chances to discover ourselves!

Fates measure suffering
call it a man's lifespan
but rather than cutting it
they flay cord til it breaks.

^^I agree with this!

Renounce the world,
all is Maya - illusion;

^^In our religion the first thing that is taught to us its all an illusion, Maya at its best. So feeling sad, happy and all the emotions that we go through is part and parcel but at the same time it all Maya for we only feel it more because it has happened to "me". This is a very profound stanza you have penned followed by the last two. It is a way to make the reader sit back and think..as sad and frustrating it is-this is life.

God knows if anything I've written here makes sense or its just another rambling of a woman!