In the Depths of My Mind: A Collection of Poems & Short Stories

Let's Play

The room is dark

except for one light

from my television screen.

I hunch in front of the harsh glow

my eyes are wide and dry,

and my back begins to ache.

My fingers rapidly and violently

smash at the buttons of my controller

to the point that blisters form.

But none of that matters

when I am in a different world.

Finally I’ve done it,

I’ve escaped from my reality

and found a new world

filled with wonder and magic;

a place where I can be anyone.

A boy, a girl, a ten-foot beast.

Maybe even smart, pretty, strong?

In this mythical and colorful place

I battle bandits, evil sorcerers, and dragons.

I walk through town

with my head held high,

because here everyone knows my name

everyone knows I matter.

In this world I am

The Chosen One.

Until I die an untimely death

Caused by an arrow to through the chest.

I let out a final cry

before I fall into a reflecting pool of red.

The screen fades into black,

and I catch a glimpse of myself

with my sunken eyes and chapped lips

my nappy hair and my dotted skin.

I look terrible,

but I shrug and press x.

I can worry about that in the morning,

for now Let’s Play.