In Video Games

She mastered the art of

reckless endeavoring, always plunging

Forward outnumbered on unknown paths

In a world just purchased for $10 from

the Haitian vender who works on the street

with a guilty grimace and anxious attitudes

again just a misunderstanding away from

life altering problems.

I tried to play that game once

to see what you saw in it.

But my cautious maneuvering never

brought me past the first level.