Carter's Song

Five characters in the game:
Happiness, Strength, Wisdom, Hope, and Love.
"Love" being that of Carter,
who listened to her heart so much...

Entitled "Love" in her happy state,
she fought bravely with her friends...
But there came the day outside this game,
That her dances came to an end.

Virtual Reality, this "GameNap" product,
hired these five to test their game...
Naming each human after that element,
Their lives were never the same.

"Hope" befriended "Happiness",
"Strength" was companion to "Wisdom".
But in the end, Carter, "Love",
Did not ever join them.

She then fought on her own,
defeating levels and breaking wires,
Her blade and uneasiness
never to retire.

But alas there did come,
This story's dismaying part...
When outside the game,
Namida broke "Love"s heart.

Namida was not a part of the game,
But Carter's attraction on the outside...
a boy of whom she really trusted,
someone she really liked.

And then this fateful day arrived,
Carter signed her card into the game...
Her expression was dark, she refused to speak,
and her face was completely tear-stained.

She greeted the other gamers quietly,
and entered the virtual world...
She stood alone - more than usual -
as they whispered, "What's wrong with that girl?"

She strode along the dirt-bathed streets,
her hood covering her digital head;
Her head hung in such quiet sobs,
Her eyes outlined in red.

She kept her scythe forever beside her,
A warning she maintained solitude.
She wanted to keep her time to herself,
Unknowingly being rude.

"Love" made her way to the Pumpkin Patch,
her hysterical emotions plainly shown...
And with "Love"s heart broken, for the very first time,
Carter danced to her music alone.