So this is a poem I wrote last night because I got verbally attacked by a League of Legends player (we all know how good that community is 🙂 )
your screen is your shield and your keyboard your sword
bravest knight of this rectangular table in this lonely room
hurling cries of war and anger at the invisible people
spitting deceit and lies with your cheeto-stained tongue
bold beyond your hardware and your razor apparel
no armour covers your hollow chest so devoid of colour
the casing you use to cover yourself isn’t lit up
and the sounds of the world around you are extinguished
your isolation is not compulsory but you thrive in it
for you are the warrior of a legend spoken of by none
in the darkest corners of this tangled and ever-growing web
nobody knows your name and nobody gets your handle
there is no status to express your absolute loneliness
you are alone in this expansive and wonderful world
you are alone in this perfidious game that you play
you are alone in this chair adorned with your avatar
you are alone in this world that you daren’t ever see
-Marie Antoinette
26/NB/UK
English Lit & Creative Writing Student at Staffs Uni
Enjoyer of childrens card games and bad video games.