Tuesday, August 14, 2012

Let Us Play

Let Us Play

The game we play and why   
mostly I think I’m real

I catch myself mid-sentence
it is always about game
never real  

Gaming the game is the best fun
the game, the gaming, the gamers

always I think I’m real
the game we play and why

written for Poetry Jam: The Games Poets Play.

13 comments:

  1. Oh yes, the games we play...I guess games are real too. LOL

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  2. I loved that the first line and last line were the same. Good for emphasis. For some it does seem the game IS real.

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  3. We all play games, often verbal, all the time.

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  4. Mind games are the worst kind. I really don't like people who play games like that. This is so well said.

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  5. Wow, this is quite thought-provoking...is the game real or reality really a game? Lots of punch in just a few words with this. Thanks so much for playing along with us over at Poetry Jam this week, I really enjoyed it!

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  6. ha very fun...reminds me of the game of game by nikki giovanni a bit, i mean that as a compliment...oh the games we play...nice response to the PJ prompt...

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  7. Good response to the prompt....I am usually befuddled when it comes to the games people play.

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  8. There are so many games, it seems like there's no escape--good take on the prompt!

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  9. Head games, board games, video games, card games .. all mind games. Nice writing.

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  10. Gaming the Game... Sounds like addiction :)

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  11. Now you are playing a mind game or a tongue twister? Nice.

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  12. Nicely done. Your character is in the game completely, not even peeking out from behind the mask. Wow!

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  13. So much to ponder here, Willow. Excellent poem.

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