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Neon Cherries

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Our crew all red-eyed,
awake in the dim early
morning glow, no more
than cocaine-white rats
in a skinner box,
no more than a mouse
click from victory
deferred, put-off
sleep and sunlight,
circadian cycles,
for side quests and swords
experience points and gold
dispersed on a whim
contingent on variable-ratio
reinforcement like video poker
machines, sweet neon cherries
taste them, taste them, taste them

subsisting on Domino's
and flat Mountain Dew
cold grease and crumbs
collage our keyboards,
bare feet on thin carpet
inside the amniotic warmth
and hum of a home office
the swivel chairs are calling
again: take thy throne,
slip on the second face,
the noble-mien'd avatar,
clap your aching hands
your sore red claws
and soak in serotonin
for pixellated victory
in seconds over
every enemy here
will be defeated
in time, in time, in time
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b1gfan's avatar
Pitch perfect Jamie :) I've read it again and again and there's something new and fun in it every time. :D