Short Video Game Poems

Electronics
Video game kill
Normalize for battle?...

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and he watches death
like it's a video game
his end is the same...

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Too much of a video game
May lead someone to shame
LIfe you will then maim!...

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Learning           
Why do it
Waste of our time
Takes us away from games
Silly...

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on
always
computer
his addiction
keeping him awake
causing his stress
video games
anxious
angst...

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Game
Fast paced
Video
So much killing
Child mesmerized
Desensitized
Cannot sleep
Nightmare
Game...

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Rollerblade through sun and shade
A new body you have made!
Better than a video game
Happiness can be your claim!...

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shoots a laser gun
at rows of quick aliens - -
they invade with ease

for Gwendolen’s Video Game Extravaganza contest...

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Pirate
Bold fierce
Swabbing, looting, fighting
Ship, flag, chair, remote
Sitting, yawning, sleeping
Lethargic, immobile
Gamer...

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"Evil ghost phase" passing
Video game blues
Friends not brightest
To be human stirring within
God popping in, out
Weaving plan
Ability to help others...

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Eyes glued to screen
Ignore homework of teacher 
Down load video game 
Some rich becomes a tycoon 
Cost younger generation

For the Video Game Played contest of Yasmin Khan...

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Always a 
better day
cuddling with you
dilated eyes 
each video game
formidable
giving us peace together
how's that for a date?
I am always at peace
just being with you
killing time with video games...

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bottleneck
gridlock
no go
five miles to the rest stops
tense grumbling

vultures are gathering
there are people out of their cars
screaming incoherently
like zombies

inside an in-car video game
avatars turn helplessly
in small jerky circles...

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we sat on the couch
in front of the t.v.
both of us
were plugged in

we hit the power
and started
the game

we played for
hours upon hours
into the night
until finally

she fell forward
onto her lap

unsure of what
to do to help
i just left...

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....soon the rain will fall
skittles on my tongue

the garbage I will let sit
video game and popcorn

....soon my mother will call
i will hold my tongue

the garbage will be out
a healthy meal

.....soon, but not today
4 weeks more, till her vacation

**Phil E...

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My mind is...
Living through a blue fog 
Falling down an abyss
A video game world
Simulation of life
Insecurities
Every mirror is a microscope
Tragic monologue
Unfinished screenplay
Fear of a smile 
Routine movement
The withering of a rose
Vessel of a heart in a glass jar
Voodoo doll of the 21st century...

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When was the last time we sang together or just sat together?
Just sit back relax and hear me out.
Today was just another regular day in the backyard.
You invaded my mind and took control of my game.
No it's not a silly video game but everything that I worked for just comes crashing down
with one little glimpse of you....

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Career assessment test 
In college assessment office 
Multiple choice test. 
Choose your best answer. 

Would you rather 
Be to be a detective? 
Video Game Designer?
Author? 

Her write in answer: 
Princess 
Please.

Supervisor prematurely.
Rolls eyes 
Silly her. She haughtily thinks. 

Name of student 
Meghan Markle 
Now who Is laughing?...

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I can look everywhere.

I have video game hands.

My face doesn’t exist.

I don’t need anything else…

Except hands.

For grasping.

There are no mirrors in here.

There are no mirrors in this world.

I’d rather just be hands.

Not a face.

It always starts the same.

With three chances.

With three choices.

I try my best every time....

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Sorry, T.V., I got another screen to check-out.

Sorry, my bodily heart, but I have another hobby
To ruin you until death do us part.

Sorry, my friends, but I got a new addiction.
(And your intuition is wrong if you've
Guessed the words "video game".)

Sorry, druggy fools,
I am not an addition to your shame.

Sorry, mommy and daddy,
I've got my own new set of rules....

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I am bored with math.
Two plus two always equals four.
Why can't it equal an ice cream cone
Or a trip to the candy store?

Four plus four always equals eight-
Never a video game,
Or a Disneyland vacation.
No, the answer's e'er the same!

One times one always equals one.
Where's the fun in that?
I'd love to see the answer be
A brand new baseball bat!

by Cherie Durbin...

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Lose yourself within a song
For many with music you can never go wrong
Go deep sea exploring as you dive into a book
Perhaps search for buried treasure with Captain Hook
Choose for yourself a different name
Become a different character through realms of a video game
Its so easy to get caught up in a world of all work and no play
Escape from reality and fulfill a fantasy on Halloween day...

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Suppose we live in a video game world where
Somewhere, in another dimension, a teenager
Is manipulating us with a sophisticated control.
Consider, it is he who’s in charge of our existence,
Allowing us to move about at his will; and perhaps,
If he gets bored with us, he may easily zap us into
Oblivion by turning off the unit or go take a nap.

written October 30, 2021...

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What?
In a minute.
Bing. Ding. Sing. Ming. Ling.
Pow!
Just a second, okay?
Uh-huh.
Bing. Ding. Sing. Ming. Ling.
Pop!
No, I'm NOT playing a video game!
Bing. Ding. Sing. Ming. Ling.
Mug!
Bing. Ding. Sing. Ming. Ling.
Crumb! It's a dud; the kingdom did not open.
What kind of stupid game is this?
Bing. Ding. Sing. Ming. Ling.
Pow!

No, Mom, it's not a good time. He can't hear you today....

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I have never even seen a Ninja
But I bet you didn’t know that, did ya?

     I am just a peaceful soul
     A video game “Black Hole”

You know your WiFi’s safe with me, don’t ya?

Although each Ninja has the same dark face
I won’t be inviting one to my place

     All weapons confiscated
     At the door; I’m elated

To keep Ninja warfare out of my space



*Entry for PD’s Sneaky Ninja contest...

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