When I am alone I play ..

Isolated in my room

Door closed

On my seat in the middle of the room.

Away from the stress 

This is all I have when I’m alone.

To play video games take time.

1 hour passes

2 hours pass

Crap it’s 3 am 

This game that has nothing to do with life.

I waste time on this game because it is fun.

Who said life was made to be fun

I play because I want to.

Text messages. Mom Calling. Little sister.

Gamers know what I mean.

It takes a man to send a text while playing.

To pause the game knowing that someone is gonna kill you

Just to help your mom on something she doesn’t want to do

To let your little brother play waiting impatiently.

I am not a man yet.

I leave text messages alone.

I tell my mom “hold up” 

Knowing that if I do so I will get in trouble once she opens the room door.

I tell my little brother to just get out of my room to go play his own.

With video games,

I am hooked on video games to realize enough is enough.