your princess is another hassle in poetry

to Mario the savior of the land
only finding the toadstool man
was a bitter disappointment
but to the toadstool man
it was everything
for a weary plumber
just another pipe to take
as for the toadstool
it made his heart sing

each of the enemies
you killed along the way
was probably brainwashed
or just desperate for a job
we’re each the heroes in
our stories come what may
whether you’re a princess
or a bomb someone named Bob

a holocaust of the minions
in every mini-boss opinion
a deluge of their blood
cast in eight-bit vermilion
a body count in the billions

for every win there’s a loss
for every game there is a cost
a pocket full of quarters or
forty bucks at the K-Mart
consider all sides if you’re smart

Last updated April 07, 2016