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Luis the Beast
Bamidele Olatunbosun
Recently a boy thought he could defeat me at Wii
Luis drove like a beast on Mario’s streets
Fresh off of lunch, I had a bunch of time free
I’d play him, allow him to savor the lead
My character was Wario, his was Luigi
He began to talk trash, stating he’d beat me, so bold
I responded that he couldn’t beat the common cold.
Not a swell thing to tell a kid with pre-B cell ALL
It was fine, he was smiling
I plugged in his IV
We started on stage 3, Star Island
I was finding this level far too requiring
The coins I collected were no longer protected
He was schooling me good; I was powerless to upset him
I figured if he triumphed, it would be because I let him.
My plan had been to lecture him, teach him a life lesson
“Although you may lose, you have to stay proud”
Yet I was the one being undone by a child
Against a player with way more on his plate than games
Me at 13 had no claim to complain
He was enjoying destroying a man twice his age
Time was slowly winding on my 20-minute break
For those moments, our burdens took a backseat for both of us
Me with no stethoscope
Him without machines that beeped
No feeds, no needs
No beds, nor meds
No fevers, no needles for IVs, CBCs
Most importantly, no disease
Only we playing Wii
My 20-minute break grew to an hour-long escape
He won, which was great, but wait there’s a catch
No one beats me that easily; I want my rematch. |