Poem 205: Obsession

I am in a rut of late which I can’t seem to shake

I’ve gotten into a habit that has been very hard to break

You know I walk my dog when I first arise

To those who have read my poems before, this isn’t a surprise

Weather permitting I get our jaunt finished well before nine

When I arrive at home, I try to exercise this brain of mine

I am a sucker for the word games, I certainly like them a lot

I take my tablet in my hand and head out to my favourite spot

There is quite a variety of them when you peruse the app store

Some of them are very challenging which means I like them more

Of course, like everyone else, “Wordle” is one I like to play

I make a point of trying to solve it each and every day

There are so many out there, I certainly play more than one

It’s no telling how many of these games are played before my day is done

I don’t care so much about the points, it’s the streak I want to maintain

I don’t worry about how many guesses, it’s another link on the chain

Then there are some variants which number two, four, eight and sixteen

I am surprised that my fingers haven’t worn down the glass on my screen

These games are one and done whether I get them right or not

There is another game that is occupying most of the time I got

It’s just a kind of crossword puzzle that has blocks for you to fill in

You are given only six or seven letters when it begins

Just a few vowels and consonants are all that you possess

I am playing this game so much, I feel that I am beginning to obsess

The trick is to get them and try to stay on a run

The maximum is five points a word, but miss and you are back to one

You stay on five as long as you keep on the streak

Since I got hooked on this, it takes up most of my week

It’s the competition that has me hooked on this game

As a result of this I only have myself to blame

There are tournaments you can participate if you wish

For some reason, I can’t tear myself away from this

I am not very happy if I don’t finish first

This is just the tip of the iceberg, things just get worse

They rank you on your daily points that you get each week

The upper echelon is the position that I sorely seek

They also keep a running total of every player that has played

So with every single point I get, it’s a position that I gained

Right now I am only two hundred thousand points out of the top spot

You can rest assured that I am giving it all I got

Every chance I get I am playing this stupid game

It’s occupying all my free time, it is a total shame

It has taken over my life, and I play it to the max

Isn’t it ironic that this game is called “Word Relax”