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Summer
Beep beep
Tip Tap
The jargon from tons of voices
Over the roar of machines
Flashing lights
50 different songs melodies for each game
Joy all around
Welcome to Dave & Busters
220 credits
Take your time
Spend it wisely
Get those tickets
Pick your prize
DON'T think about him
You KNOW you shouldn't text him
You have to ESCAPE his lies
Your gonna be SAFE
Good, you left your phone in the hotel room
Your temptations can dispel
He can't reach you
S
W
I
P
E
First few credit already gone,
More games, more fun
Ah, you found that star trek coin pusher
The one you had seen on youtube
10 credits per play!
Expensive
Yet so worth it
Swipe swipe swipe swipe swipe
Ding ding ding
Coin start shooting out within your control
Other coins push off the edge
One card, two chips
Oh?
What's that?
Collect all regular cards for…
2500 tickets?!?
and
Collect special cards for…
5000 tickets?!?
Swipe Swipe Swipe!
He broke up with you
While you were on vacation
You had no place to cry
Butterflies are still fluttering in your stomach
A
N
X
I
E
T
Y
It’s the feeling he was the best at mustering up in you
He made you feel like it was your fault
Breathe
Inhale
Focus on the game
Exhale
Focus
5 cards won, 6, 7!
You earn more and more,
Your bad feeling starts leaving
¨How close are we?¨
Your mom asks as you resume back to reality
¨I just need these two¨
I told her pointing to Gorn and Khan
What if he's texted you?
What if he wants you back?
What if he choose someone else?
What if he cheated?
His reasoning could have been a lie
Wouldn't be the first time
Wouldn't be the last either
I tried to focus so hard on the game
That everything else around me
Slowly, and thankfully
Faded away
And for just a bit
I felt like I was going to be ok
Like nothing could stop me
Then again
I must remember how things go,
Reality will soon zoom in
Reminding me of all the bad
1
2
3
4
5
Five times he's left you broken.
He crawls back to you every time
He's messing with you
Keep your head held high
Don't worry about him
Erase him from your mind
¨WE GOT THE JACKPOT AND WE ARE SO CLOSE TO THE DIAMOND JACKPOT!¨
I yelled fading into the game again
We needed one more card
Just one more
Then pure victory
I kept swiping my card
Sucking out all the life in it
So close
So
So
So
Close!
Then as a mountain of cards fell
Including the one that I needed
I gave my loudest
Proudest
Texas roadhouse
YEEHAW!!
Then we had to eat
Which of course
Was boo rrrr iiii nnnn gggg
No games
No coin pushers
No star trek
Lame old food
You should have brought your phone
You need to check it
Buzz buzz he’s back
He always comes back
Think about it
“Can I go play games while we wait for food”
I said trying to knock my thoughts away
“I guess but you only have 10 minutes”
My mom told me
“Okay.”
He hurt me
I don't need him
I don't wanna go back
Im free
Im ok
I haven't felt better since the start of summer
Maybe it's better without him
Maybe i'm the one to blame
Maybe im...
No
It's not my fault
Just focus on the game
I love arcades
I won't let him ruin that too.
I won't let him ruin me
I'm done dealing with him
S w i p e
Goodbye Ryan
It's time for me to let go.
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This is about how my summer went. I went to Dave and Busters and it really took my mind off of something that was driving me crazy.