Time for a poem in four parts. I wrote this during Blizzcon of 2019. Enjoy!
When Passion Dies - Part 1 - Threatened Shores
On this shore I sit
When Passion Dies - Part 1 - Threatened Shores
On this shore I sit
As a green cloud of poison
Slowly approaches
Wind blows past me
Causing the sand to take flight
In my hands sits my book
That tells so many stories
Of the characters I played
In these virtual worlds
I open the pages as the waves crash
Against the rocks in a futile effort
To dislodge them from their home
Once I was a hunter
Young, naive
Not yet poisoned by war
I stood proudly with the Horde
As expansions took me from battlefield
To battlefield
Now that pride has turned to forgotten memories
I was once a Demon Hunter
Crossbows at the ready
I relished the fight
As hordes of Demons
Were slaughtered for threatening Sanctuary
As well as for what I hoped
Would be sweet loot
I once stood as Hero
I readied my shield
I stood as the tip of the spear
And the shield that would protect my team
Now, the passion to heal
The passion to tank
Has all but left me
As Overwatch can no longer
Hold my interest
I close the book to stand
I draw my sword readying myself
For the fight ahead
Against this poisonous cloud
Called corporate greed