in games
there is defeat and victory
a victor and a failure
but this is not a game
people get hurt
therefore it is a war
in war
there is nothing gained
but much loss

in games
there is ridicule
mockery and outrage
but this is not a game
people get hurt
therefore it is a war
in war
there are no words
only combat

in games
normality returns
as if nothing has changed
but this is not a game
no one comes back the same
therefore it is war
where people are damaged
deranged and brainwashed

in games
there is an end
there is a light
but this is not a game
no one gets out alive
therefore it is a war
where everyone suffers
and everyone dies
eternally

i enjoy games
but in this one
i am fighting
surviving
struggling
dying.
i am in war
with myself