poem for national poetry day

Dear Noob, as your predator falls from the blue sky,

I must wonder why me? Why this time?

 

Whether your using Akimbo on Underground,

Or using redbox to give my team a pound.

 

Whether you noclip ontop the Interchange Bridge,

Or camp with portable radar behind a Fridge.

 

Whether you use a sniper then change weapons quick,

and your akimbos make a notorious “Flick!”.

 

Whether You only use an RPG-7,

Then say your 18 when your really Eleven.

 

Whether you go on Outpost’s middle building Roof,

Or shoot noobtubes at me that end with a “Poof!”.

 

Whether your name says you are a pro sniper,

But use an MK14, damaged, to be hyper.

 

Whether you boost with clanmates back to back,

as down comes your roadflare, the click of a tac.

 

Whether you spray your Custom Striker nonstop,

and act amazed when redbox puts you on top.

 

Whether you act cool when a females in sight,

Or lift me with codes for a terrible flight.

 

Whether you hide in  dark corners with Assassin,

then get a MOAB and scream NO HACKING.

 

Whether you join clans Pothead or KrYpT,

Unable, GOW, or others that make us tick.

 

Whether you annoy in Underground with a Spawn Trap,

Or XM25 Glitch the Sky witha Tap.


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    jnorth

    Hello Dion,

    This is your first post of the year and it has been worth the wait. There is a clear rhythm to this, which is bolstered by your repetition of ‘whether’. My interpretation is a message of oppression where your speaker has finally decided that they can no longer take the jeering of others.

    Your ending seems a little abrupt – how might you make this more affirmative?

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