JGHeraghty | Poetry

I was excited about posting this one. After one of my Game Culture labs during the week, in which we were given the task of playing two terrible games (Spelunky and Super Crate Box, if you're wondering), one of my new found friends, Arturs Timofejevs, asked me if I would write him a four-line poem based on how awful I thought the games were. I honestly thought they were horrible. I mean.. they just weren't my jam anyway! On my way home of the bus that evening, I wrote the poem.. And, incase you're wondering, Arturs loved it! I guess the dedication goes directly to Arturs.. :) Arturs' Game I tried to think of the words that would best describe that game, I sat and wondered why Arturs had not felt the same. Then, I questioned if his “opinion” was simply just an act, Because the game was awfully dreadful, and that's a matter of fact! 7th October 2014

As eager as I was to get to the October post nearing the end of September, it has taken me ages to get around to it. On saying that though, I've been finding it very difficult to think. I didn't know what poem to post, nor did I know what words to say. I mentioned before that I was posting my poems in a sort of parallel way to my life, so while I was on my way home from college the other day, it hit me. My next post is the poem I told you all back in July that I would put up in time to come. This is a follow-on from "Incase You Forget" and, as you know already, does have a dedication. One that has remained anonymous. And forever will, by the looks of things. The poem is obviously about letting someone go, which actually pains me to have to do. Over the past few months I've had to let people go, and I must admit, it was easier than I ever imagined it would have been. It got me thinking about the people that have always been by my side, such as Ultan Pereira, a