Not A Game
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Fighter thrown into battle
Decked out in armor
It is just a game
It’s a game you want to win
Excited, you run
Each monster seems small
Up the difficulty
You can handle it
Level up; grow up
It’s all a game isn’t it
You can’t be hurt here
Then the pain feels real
And the graphics got better
The world seemed to dim
You begin to fight
Now press B to punch
The ring is too small
You punch and nothing
You kick and there’s nothing left
You can’t fit; small
There is nothing there
The match has many viewers
And no one reffing
You can’t fight anymore
The button is too sticky
Not that it matters
Fighting doesn’t work
There is nothing you can do
You stop working too
Hold still, hold still, hold
Maybe if you stop moving
You can disappear
The game stops working
Medicines and therapies
You can’t find your save
This isn’t a game
Endless pain, endless sorrow
The drudge of living
People live like this
On drugs, on pain, on nothing
People die like this
When you are alone
When danger creeps in at night
You should have safety
When people don’t understand
They get so scared that they run
This is not a game
Be kind to others
Those who live in fear of life
Need a friend with them
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When you make someone smile
You are winning, too