video game.

digital snake 
twisting 
and turning
wiggling it's wa across my screen 
forever at my controll
as I franticly click at the blessed arrow buttons
and bite my cheek in concentration 
working my way up the scoreboard 
and through the thick tangles of other players
I play to take my mind off of things 
and give me a break from my pains
the throbbing of my heart 
staying up in the dark 
ti'll it's far past 2 am. 

Inkpaw

VT

18 years old

More by Inkpaw

  • The Boxes In The Corner

    Looming over your shoulders

    Each stack higher than its former

    Every thought and every scrap

    Of an idea too scared to ponder

     

    Every moment that hurt

    Each minute that lingered longer

  • Inadequacy


    How do I push the words out
    From behind my taffy tongue 
    Thick with salty tears 
    And full of grubby thumb 


    I’m a child 
    Pretending that I’m numb 
    To escape the overwhelming feelings 

  • Paper Frogs

    Why

    When feet fall soft but quick 

    Does the hallway extend

    And the hot breath of whoever’s behind me feel hotter 

    Why do I stay pressed to the wall 

    Like a stubborn gruby sticker