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

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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

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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

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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

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Goodbye Ryan

It's time for me to let go.