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It’s so easy to get lost
To get comfortable in the act
In the game of pretend
Of being something you’re not
Perhaps because it’s safer
Or because you are afraid of the monster behind the mask
I was never good at playing these games
Rolling the dice
Going on dates
Crossing my fingers and hoping for the best
I was never the master of board games
Or video games
Or games involving…. Me
I'm an ex-prizefighter and my name is Glass Joe.If you're wondering if I could win fights, the answer is no.I got my ass kicked by a shrimp and his name is Little Mac.
Life is like a video game.
Like sims, except not as easy
and in some ways not as hard.
its filled with puns that are cheesy
and it’s filled with birthday cards
but life is like a video game.
Racing down the court, the score is 12 to 10.
I steal the ball from red, and pass to my teammate Ben.
“Shoot a three, and we’ll take home a win,” I shout.
it started so sweet,
i actually thought you cared about me.
but now i see these were things you wanted me to believe
we were living in a fantasy, a world of make believe
full of smiles and laughter,
Dangerous is the game I play
And deadly, as any can say
And yet, my soul is to pay
I've lost the game I played today,
Yet many enemies I did slay,
It’s just a silly little game;
Like chess.
We’ll move, then they’ll move.
We’ll dance in circles until one of us gets too dizzy to continue.
The last pawn will eventually fall.
She sits atop a jeweled throne,
her lilac hair an endless stream.
Her gold eyes are all-knowing,
and her body is furled in tenebrous shadows.
She looks at the board before her.
Dear Darian,
I’m stuck in a game of tag
I thought it would be fun
The closer he gets, the faster I run
My body is drained,
but I continue
I can’t be ‘It’
Boys are a gun.
Loud, abrasive, harmful, and apparent.
Girls are a knife.
Silent, gentle, lethal, and hidden.
Everybody kills in the game of love.
To live,
To die.
Everybody always asks 'why?'
But it's a fact of life.
It's all the same.
It's how I feel when
Playing the game.
To love,
To hate.
is this all a dream?
or is it all real?
are our lives a mirage?
perhaps, we were created for fun
are we placed on this board game
to do nothing
but be shot down
by the aspects of life?
He’s coming for me,
I know that for a fact,
He said so himself.
He’s getting closer,
I can sense it with everything in me,
I was young and I wasn't free But I am capable of dancing when I'm happyI heard they said that made me prettySo I put on a smile, gracefully
Rap, game
void of reality
seen the acuality in
darkness cast, shadows
over realism
black in past
mourn together
blackened path
hip-hop
path blackened,
together mourn
She was always a mess
Scabs on her face
Dried blood under her fingernails
Her heart throbbed until
It crumbled
And pieces of it cluttered the floor
Like words in my mind that I wanted to say to her
How about we play a game
I made it up just for you
We'll all run away
And you'll be the big scary monster
We'll ignore you, avoid you
It's all just a big game
you spawn at the beginning
you start with nothing
and start as nothing.
You build yourself up with the misguided influence of others,
you must learn all the tips and tricks
I'm a prizefighter and my name is Little Mac.When I fight my opponents, they end up on their backs.I defeat all of my opponents even though they're twice as tall as me.
Social Media is a game controling our life.
Loging on to Facebook
Recieving "Likes"
Logging on to Twitter
Receiving "Favorites"
Logging on to Vine
Receiving "Revines"
Once a disassembled existance,
I was burdened within a gyre of unending thought.
Pressing through time with little resistance,
I did what I pleased, knowing naught
Of the troubles to come,
We play simple games
These days it's just simple
From Monopoly to Candy Land
And Scrabble, too
Stratego, Risk, you name it
We play simple games
We get older, and the games go away
Highschool.
New dudes, new chicks.
New classes, new cliques.
New teacher, new book.
thats freshman year, now lets tke another look.
Highschool.
Another teacher, algebra 2.
Sometimes love isn't enough to keep loved ones from breaking
It's part of this game we're all playing, dark against light,
Who will win?
New places, new faces
Same me.
Same girl.
The only difference is the new faces
She sees look back at her
With disdain.
Disdain at the music she listened to
The clothes she wore
I am waitingDisney college programMy friends are being acceptedDisney college programMerchandise, Quick Food & BeverageDisney college programAcceptancesDisney college programI am waiting
Flap
Flap
Flap
(hits pipe)
AHHHHH...
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The memories reply over and over in my head
Your laughter intermingled with mine
And mine with yours
Running and squealing
Joking and Jumping
But all of it isn’t real.
You joke around and act
The weight teeters on my shoulders now,made up of things you cannot countbut in sleepless nights, restless days,and so I wonder: should I staythis course to a hazy lesser-known
Can you hear it?
Fiercly flowing,
Coursing through your veins?
It feels like fire
Venemous hatred
Aren't there rules to follow in this game?
They took all you had and they gave nothing back.
He makes me smile,He makes me giggle,He makes me laugh.A day without him is like a day without the sun,A day without him is like the air with no oxygen,
if you play by the rules you can go far
it will take you to places you've never been before
but to same is true in a negative light
if you cheat the rules it comes back to bite
even if your intensions were good
Screw you!
Your superiority,
Your self-righteousness,
Your personality.
Screw you!
Your attitude,
Your martyrism,
Your hate.
I'm done trying.
To please,
To serve,
In a corner of the nursery,
They play a game called Peek-a-boo.
There’s just one rule: Wait.
The winner gets a sweet surprise.
In a corner of the playground,
They play a game called Tag.
Your generalizations on girls
Could be a hidden truth of
My worth to you,
But in your eyes I spot
Total opposite of these "hidden truths".
Your worth to me seems
So much higher than my
Worth to you,
Mr. Sly, your master plan congealed;
the thrill of playing the two-tier game
is a flaring, formidable forcefield,
are gruesome goosebumps hard to tame
that fixate instinct on this path
Nobody knows what lies ahead.
Nobody knows who will pass the test.
Nobody knows where they will end up.
They can only hope that they don't mess up.
Everyone wants to roll the dice,
They walk around scared and when we come near they give us odd stares
when really we should be the ones with fear
when the coppas roll around the gun us down outta no where
Before my foot can fully pass the threshold of your door, I already know what you’re thinking.
I am luring you in with my sarcasm,
I am provoking you with my ignorance.
My horns peek from underneath my hair as I receive the satisfaction of watching the anger grow within you.
Into the darkness, I reach out a hand,
where shadows play and light is banned.
My breathes decline and I gasp for air,
this has become a deadly game of truth or dare.
Do I dare to escape from this place,
Catch your breathe
Release your break
Causeless scars
Relentless fate.
How to spread your wings
when bogged down with living
Not a living you prefer
But one that is chained
5, 4, 3, 2, 1, Peek a boo! I laughed so hard I could barely breathe
Peek a boo, I don’t know why it’s so funny but I can’t help but laugh
It’s difficult seeing you so content because I’m sure I was never nothing more than a pasttime.
You’re like a walking regret that I wish I had the chance to take by the hand
And whisper, ‘give me one more chance.’
Warrior or priest
The bravest or a coward
Doctor and druggie
All fit in a puzzle
And all are given a part
For if we are but players,
Is this not just a game?
A game filled with uncertainty
My destination was not to your heart, but your mind.
Can I trick you into believing your mine?
Of course I can,
This wouldn't be my first time.
Coach
“Coach I want to play soccer”
No you’re playing golf
The scholarships will give you a better shot
“Okay”
The biggest winner is the biggest loser.
I settled for less. You settled for perfection.
Neither of us won.
Life is not a game,
You’re born to a name.
The people you meet will drive you insane,
Though most live for that pain.
One, two, three
Step on me
four, five, six
Grab some sticks
seven, eight, nine
Now you're mine
ten, eleven, twelve
See you all in hell.
Her reflection
It comes and goes
As it pleases
The air is colder
I'm counting the footsteps
As I
Slowly pace this God-forsaken place
What if I can't escape?
5 books, 2 steps, the bed
Go hard, bring the pain
Make every single person in the stands remember my name
Put the other team to shame
And achieve my fame
Only one can win this merciless game
Shut it all out
No such thing as doubt
I know you play for keeps but my God does too. And I can guarantee he is much better than you. He loved me so much he died on a cross. What you bring to the table and what you have done is one in the same; all you offer me is loss.
