LEVEL 1

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& THEN THE WORDS CAME
& WITH THE WORDS CAME PAIN & THE HURT FROM THE FIRST GRADE
BACK TO THE OLD DAYS
I WAS PLAYIN GAMES ALL ALONE FOR THE WHOLE DAY
TOGGLING Z-TARGET ON THE SWORDPLAY
IT MIGHT ROT YOUR WHOLE BRAIN
STARING INTO THAT BIG BRIGHT BOX AT CORD'S LENGTH
SPEND FOREVER TRYNA MAKE YOUR OWN WAY
JUST TO FIND AN 8-LEGGED SKULL HANGING IN THE DOORWAY
NO WAY!
THAT'S NOT ME
GRANDMA HAD A STRATEGY GUIDE FOR EVERY GAME SHE PASSED ONTO ME
I USED TO PLAY ON HER COMPLETED SAVE FILES
SPIN BOWSER BY THE TAIL UNTIL MY PALMS WOULD BLEED
SEE THOSE LITTLE CARTS OF DATA DID A LOT FOR ME
IN OCARINA OF TIME I WAS TAUGHT TO READ
NOW I COULD WRITE DOWN THE WORDS I WAS TOO SHY TO SPEAK
WHEN I WAS WIDE ASLEEP & I COULDNT FIND A DREAM
THEY NEVER LIED TO ME
EVERY PUZZLE YOU FOUND HAD A SOLUTION
AND YOU ALWAYS HAD THE TOOLS ON-HAND TO DO IT
EACH DUNGEON HAD A CONCLUSION
YOU SOLVED THEM FOR PROGRESS
A LIFE-LONG PROCESS
ONE MORE STEP TOWARD YOUR FINAL BOSSES
STANDING AT THE TOP OF THE SPIRAL STAIRS OF THE TOWER
YOU STARE AT THAT LAST DOOR & YOUR MIND JUST WANDERS
TAKE A LONG TIME TO PROCESS
LEVELS OF APPREHENSION THAT YOU CANT FIND OFTEN
A YOUNG FAT BOY WHO ACTS QUITE AWKWARD
A CRACKED VOICE WITH BAD CHOICES & POSTURE
SAD OFTEN
FEELIN LIKE I'M ONE BAD CLASS FROM THE COFFIN
AS THE TEACHER STANDS BACK FOR ANOTHER MEAN COMMENT
SHE JUST WATCHES
WHY DO I FEEL LIKE THE ONLY ONE WHO FEELS AWFUL?

I SPENT MOST OF MY LIFE JUST HOPING I'D FIND THE DAY I'D OUT-THINK MY MIND
I THINK I WASTED MY TIME
NOW I'M TERRIFIED OF THE SUDDEN SHIFT IN PARADIGMS
I'M SO SCARED TO DIE ALL ALONE
PLEASE TAKE ME HOME

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from JOEY Z64, released November 19, 2021

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