I've always been very good at video games,
I've got a natural knack for them.
But I've always encountered a specific problem
I can never seem to be rid of.
"You are over-encumbered, you cannot move"
yet again
I've stuffed my pack full
of weapons clothes
food
books
things I don't need
but get attached too.
I slay unimportant people
and make homes for myself
during my travels,
so I'll always have a familiar place to stay
because my weakness
is that I'm never fully invested in the missions and quests,
but interested in the world itself.
So I pick things up
keep them to myself
physical objects that add so much weight I cannot move--
to match the real world
where I'm over-encumbered with all this emotional distress
that I start collecting
and hoarding
--movie posters mostly--
most people have never seen my room
those who have
gasp in awe
for it is beautiful
filled with a thousand different interesting little things--
but also an unspoken understanding
that I am a hoarder,
that this many things is not natural
but I cling to them,
I've got to cling to something
can't throw this bottle out
it's got a good memory
and I've got so few good memories...
No matter how hard I try
to focus on the quest
I get wrapped up in the world
the character
and once again-- the message pops up
"You are over-encumbered, you cannot move"
and it's so right,,,
as long as I've got this weight,
I can't go anywhere.
I have no choice
but to decide what's best
what's necessary,
and leave the rest behind.

If only it were as easy in real life
as it is in video games.