It's Just The End of Days (That's All)

 

There was a computer game we'd play

about building civilizations.  I played

on a computer they'd laugh at.  Too slow.

I'd lose.  One fire would start

and another as I put out the first.

The winds of tornadoes wouldn't help.

There weren't enough fire trucks.

There wasn't enough water.  The money

was burning too, but it was worthless anyway.

 

I'd sit at my desk and pray one day

for a faster computer. 

I'd sit in my air-conditioned room

and wait for Dad to order another pizza.

There weren't enough hours in the day

to save my failing civilizations.  I swear

that game was unbeatable.