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Description “Let’s play a game,” Death said to me.
“And whoever wins the first ten rounds will get a second life for free.
The rules are simple, so listen to me.
You must first be born a he or she
With traits categorized, one to three;
The rest will come later, you will see.
You will begin off with guidance and support partially.
Loneliness will come upon you when you are not healthy mentally,
But you will be the key to unlock an antidote to your own disease…possibly.
The trick to the game, though, is to live fully and responsibly without a visit from me.
Live 100 years the way you want, and I’ll gladly give another life to thee.”

“Let’s play a game,” Life said to me
“And whoever wins the first ten rounds will get to live for eternity.
The game is tricky, so listen carefully.
You will be born a he or she
And from the very beginning given a number, one to three.
The numbers represent a path you are willing to go without attempting to flee.
However, the tricks are spontaneous and can ruin your chances of winning anything from me.
There will be moments, where you will be trapped, where you may not be able to see.
You can make decisions to change the outcome of your imprisonment, primarily.
Nothing is permanent about this little game unless you fail at finding a remedy.
Live 100 years down this puzzled maze, and I’ll happily give you a round in eternity.”

“Let’s play a game,” Death said to me.
“Let’s play a game,” Life said to me.
“Where the option is yours,” they said with clarity.
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Comments: 75

IcySkittles [2015-08-27 21:38:24 +0000 UTC]

Wow, this was an unexpected and refreshing poem! I never thought of life and death's personification working together like this, especially in a 'game'

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sandracaskey In reply to IcySkittles [2015-10-01 19:56:06 +0000 UTC]

 

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FridgePoetProject [2015-06-17 05:01:06 +0000 UTC]

This is ingenious!  Well done!  

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sandracaskey In reply to FridgePoetProject [2015-06-17 18:55:22 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much!

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Shinseinasenshi [2015-06-16 19:32:48 +0000 UTC]

Heh... missed this one... Nice work.
Hey, ever heard of The Arrows Band? You might like them. It's just a couple of chicks from the U.K. telling it like it is. 😏 This reminded me of them for some reason.

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sandracaskey In reply to Shinseinasenshi [2015-06-17 18:55:46 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

No, I haven't heard of them. I guess I need to check them out!

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Shinseinasenshi In reply to sandracaskey [2015-06-17 20:08:07 +0000 UTC]

They have a cute little song called

"In The Words of Satan"

and a nice youtube vid to go with it you can find.

It's a little "out there" but that's fine with me....  ^^
Out there is nice....    xD

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sandracaskey In reply to Shinseinasenshi [2015-06-20 04:58:37 +0000 UTC]

Alrighty! I shall check it out!

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Dragonlover84 [2015-03-29 23:38:04 +0000 UTC]

That, was very well written. A great summary of much we fight with on a daily basis. I absolutely love the duality of the text, and the "clarity" is brilliant. Thank you very much for sharing this!

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sandracaskey In reply to Dragonlover84 [2015-03-31 02:42:51 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much for your kind words! And you're very welcome!

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Dragonlover84 In reply to sandracaskey [2015-03-31 20:52:11 +0000 UTC]

Oh yeah! And the title keeps making me think of the movie Saw...  The antagonist's voice saying: "I want to play a game" lol.

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Pasywna [2015-01-04 19:54:37 +0000 UTC]

It's a very difficult game.

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sandracaskey In reply to Pasywna [2015-01-04 20:11:14 +0000 UTC]

One of the hardest. 

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Pasywna In reply to sandracaskey [2015-01-04 20:13:19 +0000 UTC]

For me, the hardest actually.

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sandracaskey In reply to Pasywna [2015-01-04 22:20:52 +0000 UTC]

You're not alone. It's the hardest game I've ever played, too. But no matter the rules or the circumstances, you have the choice. You will always have the choice. So, no matter the difficulty, we all have the choice to fix it, end it, or go along with it. No matter how difficult the game is, help is given.

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Pasywna In reply to sandracaskey [2015-01-05 00:51:06 +0000 UTC]

Actually there's not much choice if you have someone you love and he loves you and you know how hard it would be if you have left him because you're all his life - so well, it seems like no choice for me, no matter how much I would love to choose an easier option  

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sandracaskey In reply to Pasywna [2015-01-05 03:08:24 +0000 UTC]

Last year, I was overwhelmed by depression. Suicide was close to being my main goal. Options came up and they were the most difficult parts I've encountered in years. So, I chose two of them. 1). I leave my family, only keeping in contact with one member. 2). Leave the man, who took care of me and loved me for three years, to make myself happy again. I was precious to him. I was everything. I was supposed to move in with him last month, but things happened and I had to go. Everyday I think about him. I dream about him. But I wouldn't take it back. I cried for days when I made that decision. I will never see the cyan eyes I had fallen in love with. Those eyes are what I miss the most. Never got to figure out the secrets behind them.

I sometimes think I killed him.

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homosapiensis [2014-12-26 19:25:08 +0000 UTC]

"Where the option is yours." Love it. This just brightened my day!

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sandracaskey In reply to homosapiensis [2014-12-27 01:56:03 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much and I'm glad!

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Regal-Pinion [2014-12-17 06:58:44 +0000 UTC]

Is it weird to say I read this imagining the same woman speaking but with two voices?

I enjoyed this quite a bit.

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sandracaskey In reply to Regal-Pinion [2014-12-17 18:13:29 +0000 UTC]

No. Not at all!

I'm glad!

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Mercy4You2Live0 [2014-10-21 15:05:48 +0000 UTC]

Such a familiar game, i may have played this before

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sandracaskey In reply to Mercy4You2Live0 [2014-10-21 22:51:23 +0000 UTC]

I believe everyone has played it.   

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Mercy4You2Live0 In reply to sandracaskey [2014-10-21 22:53:01 +0000 UTC]

wat! lol jk, was making a reincarnation joke really

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RockAngelReika [2014-08-09 00:28:38 +0000 UTC]

wow, great job with the rhyming (I'm pretty much overstrained when it comes to writing in a more complex
way than abab rhyme scheme...xD) and I really loved the ending.

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sandracaskey In reply to RockAngelReika [2014-08-09 17:06:30 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much!   

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EphemeralMonochrome [2014-08-03 00:38:31 +0000 UTC]

Such a wonderful and creative piece of writing....!
It really makes you think about your own life...

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sandracaskey In reply to EphemeralMonochrome [2014-08-03 04:01:10 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much!   

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Rakshiel-MoGaidren [2014-07-08 06:02:01 +0000 UTC]

I love poetry for life, words to make you think. Top effort

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sandracaskey In reply to Rakshiel-MoGaidren [2014-07-08 20:29:04 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!!

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ShinaRose7 [2014-04-17 09:06:27 +0000 UTC]

Very powerful written. Love it!

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doublenpower [2014-01-23 12:08:02 +0000 UTC]

This is incredible. How someone can write like this makes me speechless.

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sandracaskey In reply to doublenpower [2014-01-24 01:49:59 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much!   

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Dejers [2014-01-21 04:44:03 +0000 UTC]

Got to the end, And I had to reread it. Very nicely done. 


From the beginning I thought you might go a different direction, but the end was a nice surprise. Very thought-provoking and very true. 

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sandracaskey In reply to Dejers [2014-01-22 01:32:34 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!   

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DGVeil [2014-01-20 21:04:21 +0000 UTC]

I love it! ^W^

 

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sandracaskey In reply to DGVeil [2014-01-20 21:06:51 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

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DGVeil In reply to sandracaskey [2014-01-20 21:10:17 +0000 UTC]

OF COURSE! It was really good ^w^

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kirbyfight1 [2014-01-20 19:53:51 +0000 UTC]

This is amazing! A great poem with a great straight rhyming scheme for the entire piece. Heck, I can't even do that! 

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sandracaskey In reply to kirbyfight1 [2014-01-20 20:54:09 +0000 UTC]

Hah! Thank you very much!!   

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kirbyfight1 In reply to sandracaskey [2014-01-21 03:30:34 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome

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MissesUnlucky [2014-01-20 06:50:27 +0000 UTC]

Genius! I love this! It's whimsical, yet so real and thought provoking! Well done!

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sandracaskey In reply to MissesUnlucky [2014-01-20 20:54:22 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!   

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MissesUnlucky In reply to sandracaskey [2014-01-21 08:16:37 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome!

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vishali28 [2014-01-18 23:20:49 +0000 UTC]

I LOVE SO MUCH!!!!!!!!!!! LOVE THE POEM!!!!!!!!

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sandracaskey In reply to vishali28 [2014-01-19 01:48:12 +0000 UTC]

AWW, thank you!!   

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animefangirl4851 [2014-01-18 03:14:51 +0000 UTC]

Like it!

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sandracaskey In reply to animefangirl4851 [2014-01-18 15:42:37 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

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socomsnake [2014-01-18 02:38:53 +0000 UTC]

Absolutely beautiful.

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sandracaskey In reply to socomsnake [2014-01-18 02:53:07 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!   

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