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Battleships

January 6, 2022
By TylerBausch BRONZE, Lake Saint Louis, Missouri
TylerBausch BRONZE, Lake Saint Louis, Missouri
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Since you like games, let’s play one more

We’ll sink some ships like we’re at war

For each ship, I’ll give a sh*t

And after this it’s “f*ck you then”


Ship one floating out at sea, 

the littlest ship, the two piece

He’d seen some sh*t that you would not believe

To see this sh*t we have to take to the A4

B4 OPFOR tried to F2 guys in the same week:


“Hello you,” you said to me.

 We’d meet in two thousand nineteen

Planning summer, it wasn’t even halloween

You were a D2 Tri athlete 

and I was an E3 planning for BCT

C1 thing here that bothers me

I wasn't looking, but you found me

Now I’m alone again because you’re an ID 10T and decided to cheat


Ship two, Ship’s new, sh*ts old, I'm not looking for a fight 

I8n’t know much more than the other guy

One day: you got up and left, was I even worth your time?

I guess the last time we hugged I should've held you tight


Sh*t three doesn’t miss you, he’s angry

Direct characterization cause lately

I've been starving myself to avoid heartache

Won’t sleep so I don’t have to think as I fall asleep.

I pass out and blink, oh yippee

Here we f*cking go again. “Good morning,” I mean


Sh*t four, only got two more ‘fore I take C4 to your door

Practice makes perfect, well that’s what I’m training for

Lied to your momma she used to love me too

I came to bring your sh*t

But you told her I was there to snoop

Hey bae, okay, we’ll say you’re right this time

But when, opened, there’ll be a note reminding you the gift is mine

Calm down, take a swig of some H2, O dear

Taking after big brother, there’s F9 in here

Even under fluorine you won’t listen to me

Now I blame me too, but you caused these five ships to sink


Sh*t five now, the last it seems,

 I've got the tired that can't be fixed by sleep

So I’ll stay up late, look at my wall.

 Why would I rest if no one calls

To tell me that I’ve done it wrong.

Honestly though, thank you for all you did and ever done

Now your name’s associated with pain 

and you remind me that it’s only love until there’s another one


The author's comments:

I know you aren't supposed to describe your poetry because it is supposed to mean something different to everyone. However, for me this is just the story of my ex girlfriend of two years who treated and how she treated me after our split. The whole poem is supposed to be an allusion to the board game Battleships, hince the war scheme and grid location homophones.


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