I am a pick-me player screen, hovering
in place whilst you make your decision.
Character design means nothing when
there are enemies to fight so just choose
what you find most attractive and advance
to the next part. A glitch sends you back
to the beginning and there I am again, in stasis,
unblinking,
waiting for my time to come at your hands.
Rotate me,
examine me from every angle until all I am is pixels.
As technology advances maybe I'll get the chance
to be real, or real-like,
or real-enough, but until then
my fate remains hinged on the start button.
Your cursor hovers, and you exit the
game.
It's that time of year again folks! Escapril is my favourite writing challenge and it makes April so productive for me.
I won't be sharing every poem on my blog this year (I say, as if I've done that before), but I will be sharing them on my Instagram stories. Additionally, I'll be posting a video of me performing each poem every day over on my Patreon!
I'd love to read your takes on the prompts - respond in the comments!
~ C