Favorite game? Ico. On the PS2
No joke: you’ve heard exactly what I’ve said
Not for me Portal, Halo and Wow too
No, give me a lad with horns on his head
Who meets a princess in a big fortress
Who can open doors and make black shapes dead
Both doomed to die: A fate to readdress
So an escape Ico and Yorda plan
Hand in hand through the castle they progress
Contending with: puzzles, solved as they can
And bashing, with a wood stick, black shadows
And, worse of all, Yorda’s attention span
Under bloom lightening the game flows
Showing Legend of Zelda how it’s done
Along with a loneliness this game knows
Oh Ico, you poor selling ball of fun
Father of Shadow of the Colossus
Now on the PS3 for everyone
Ico: Who does so much more with so less
Who proudly passes the ‘game as art’ test
And a real tear jerker I must confess
Yes, my favorite game’s Ico. It’s the best!
Mood, emotion: There’s nothing quite like it.
Even though it’s one big long escort quest
25th July 2014
Wednesday, July 23, 2014
Monday, June 23, 2014
Childhood Lost
These words are for that deplorable creep
Who shook my childhood right to the core
Who chased after me like a predator
Who inspired nightmares that made me weep
You made me terrified to hear your voice
You made me frightened of where shadows lurk
You told me to keep quiet - with a smirk
You took away from me my sense of choice
You still came even when I said never
This is for when I sat alone in tears
For the pain that still taints my adult years
And for my dreams left ruined forever
But now, all of those dreams will be remade
With the hefty cheque that the tabloids paid
23rd June 2014
Who shook my childhood right to the core
Who chased after me like a predator
Who inspired nightmares that made me weep
You made me terrified to hear your voice
You made me frightened of where shadows lurk
You told me to keep quiet - with a smirk
You took away from me my sense of choice
You still came even when I said never
This is for when I sat alone in tears
For the pain that still taints my adult years
And for my dreams left ruined forever
But now, all of those dreams will be remade
With the hefty cheque that the tabloids paid
23rd June 2014
Monday, June 16, 2014
Goddess
A soft touch that sends shivers down my spine
A cascade of the purest golden hair
A voice that speaks with a melody fine
A soul that doesn’t judge – why should she care?
A presence that makes me drop all my fears
A warm embrace she only wants to share
The chaos and confusion; her kiss clears
Words are spoken in whispers like a breeze
And whatever doubt I have disappears
16th June 2014
A cascade of the purest golden hair
A voice that speaks with a melody fine
A soul that doesn’t judge – why should she care?
A presence that makes me drop all my fears
A warm embrace she only wants to share
The chaos and confusion; her kiss clears
Words are spoken in whispers like a breeze
And whatever doubt I have disappears
16th June 2014
Monday, June 9, 2014
Pretend Girlfriend
We meet up on a regular basis
We greet each other with smiles glowing
She likes to ask how my day is going
And never hesitates to plant a kiss
She knows what I like and talks about it
Her presence picks me up when I feel bad
She’s sympathetic when I’m feeling sad
And she finds much enjoyment in my wit
It’s for her I lower my defences
I see the real her; she sees the real me
I embrace her comfort, warmth and beauty
As her presence fulfils all my senses
But we’ve an understanding. Me and her
That what we have will never go further
9th June 2014
We greet each other with smiles glowing
She likes to ask how my day is going
And never hesitates to plant a kiss
She knows what I like and talks about it
Her presence picks me up when I feel bad
She’s sympathetic when I’m feeling sad
And she finds much enjoyment in my wit
It’s for her I lower my defences
I see the real her; she sees the real me
I embrace her comfort, warmth and beauty
As her presence fulfils all my senses
But we’ve an understanding. Me and her
That what we have will never go further
9th June 2014
Sunday, May 4, 2014
The View from the Friend Zone
I would like to raise my glass to a toast
To the potential left unrealised
To when one’s courage was cut down to size
To those who know which feelings hurt the most
To those who know what others just won’t see
To those who play by the rules and don’t win
To those who knock but are never let in
To those who be what they can never be
To the beautiful flowers that don’t sprout
To progress locked in a permanent halt
To the effort that yielded no result
And to the prison that has no way out
So here’s to a pursuit blind, deaf and dumb
And vindication that will never come
Completed: 4th May 2014
To the potential left unrealised
To when one’s courage was cut down to size
To those who know which feelings hurt the most
To those who know what others just won’t see
To those who play by the rules and don’t win
To those who knock but are never let in
To those who be what they can never be
To the beautiful flowers that don’t sprout
To progress locked in a permanent halt
To the effort that yielded no result
And to the prison that has no way out
So here’s to a pursuit blind, deaf and dumb
And vindication that will never come
Completed: 4th May 2014
Monday, April 14, 2014
Manifesto of the Determined
My one and only option is success
When my back’s to the wall, I won’t be beat
I’ll achieve something that isn’t defeat
And I won’t settle for anything less
With each and every step I’ll give my all
I’ll tell the obstacles where they can go
Forward is the only way I need to know
I won’t stop until I’ve achieved my goal
I won’t waste time. I will not halt my stride
When things are looking grim I will not crack
I’ll return stronger from any setback
And any nay-sayers should run and hide
Made for me, I will grasp the destiny
Because it won’t keep on waiting for me
14th April 2014
When my back’s to the wall, I won’t be beat
I’ll achieve something that isn’t defeat
And I won’t settle for anything less
With each and every step I’ll give my all
I’ll tell the obstacles where they can go
Forward is the only way I need to know
I won’t stop until I’ve achieved my goal
I won’t waste time. I will not halt my stride
When things are looking grim I will not crack
I’ll return stronger from any setback
And any nay-sayers should run and hide
Made for me, I will grasp the destiny
Because it won’t keep on waiting for me
14th April 2014
Monday, March 24, 2014
Living Together
Walking home under the same umbrella
Letting her pick out, for me, some new clothes
Helping dealing with an eBay seller
Finding out we like the same TV shows
Having someone watch me play console games
Debating on whose turn it is to cook
Having her people skills to match my brains
Off my shelf; Finding her picking a book
Seeing a YouTube clip that makes us laugh
Singing the same song on the radio
Having together time sharing a bath
Indulging in a bond only we know
Making up a nice hot chocolate for two
Because these are all things that couples do
24th March 2014
Letting her pick out, for me, some new clothes
Helping dealing with an eBay seller
Finding out we like the same TV shows
Having someone watch me play console games
Debating on whose turn it is to cook
Having her people skills to match my brains
Off my shelf; Finding her picking a book
Seeing a YouTube clip that makes us laugh
Singing the same song on the radio
Having together time sharing a bath
Indulging in a bond only we know
Making up a nice hot chocolate for two
Because these are all things that couples do
24th March 2014
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