PLAY THE GAME
Let me tell you about a little dangerous game
If it takes over, your life it could claim
Don’t worry, don’t despair
There are other choices for people not square
This hazardous game is of boxes and blocks
Will fast forward your time and all of your clocks
This isn’t Minecraft or Lego, so expect a wild ride
It’s highly addictive, you’ll forget what’s outside
For some it’s especially brutal and ultimately futile
But you won’t know that until your inside
Unfortunately, Jay and Max cannot be your guides
I will tell you what I can, I have no secrets to hide
If you’re ready to play, and think you can win it
You might want to think twice just before you begin it
But here are the things you need to know
If you decide and are ready to go
Turn on the machine
Select the level and scene
You’ll see the options appear on the screen
For two locations Silicon Valley or Wall Street
To advance to the valley, the Street you must first beat
There are several levels of streets, alleys and valleys to defeat
Some players have advantages and some will cheat
You must enter complex buildings and places
Without access to any bases, protection or safe places
Inside you will find bad weather and harsh climate
Outside experience doesn’t help inside it
Rooms in the buildings are cubes joined together
Contents inside shift according to weather
And inside the cubes you’ll experience wind and rain
Try to stay warm and dry, but expect to feel pain
It’s easier if you go with the flow and not against the grain
Conserve your energy, act wisely, and don’t let it drain
Beware in the game, there is nothing that is fair
There isn’t very much you can do to prepare
Put your game face on and check your feelings at the door
Put on your armor and get ready for war
I’ll give you some hints based on my experience
Your going to need a lot of stamina and perseverance
First I will mention
To pay close attention
Look up at the sky
I’ll tell you why
The roof of the cubes are made of diamond not glass ceilings
Banging your head there is not a good feeling
Chances are not small that you will hit a wall
And expect that you will fall
Clarity, visibility and reality is often an illusion
Be aware of the walls and ceilings of delusion
Expect to enter rooms full of execs and engineers
More than likely you’ll be the only one of your kind here
The one and the only
It will be quite lonely
You’ll probably get scared
You might completely freak out
Your strength and intelligence you’ll question and doubt
Find a foundation and check if it’s shaky
Even with your head dizzy, spinning, and achy
Look around to find solid ground
It isn’t obvious but something is there to be found
When in such terrain that is dangerous and uncertain
You have limited time to hide behind a curtain
The bathrooms are places you might lose your shirt in
Try to find stairs to go up to advance
Use caution to and be sure you hang onto your pants
You’ll find ladders to climb but don’t let down your guard
Because if you fall off, you’ll be wounded and scarred
Beware of darkness when on ladders and stairs
There’s often more than one kind of dragon’s lair
Be aware of your breathing and the wind and the air
Unspoken or invisible toxins flourish there
Leave quickly if you smell poison anywhere
Should you find yourself in a cube upside down
It is a good time to call Brene Brown
Your view is all skewed without the bearings you knew
This is extremely challenging to get through
In situations so tricky, you will wonder what to do
Many people start with grace and agility
Authentic, skilled, and well intentioned, not questioning their ability
But kindness can be seen as weakness and liability
You can harden your soul to pretend you’re a warrior
But when your upside down in a box, you couldn’t be sorrier
All the scars and the burns unhealed from the past
From leaning in too far and free falling fast
A few options are available but none that last
You can turn yourself invisible or become frozen glass
Or pause the game to restore stamina and hope to outlast
There’s no safety nets and you need to stay strong
Even at times where you don’t fit or belong
When you play this game be aware of mental energy waste
Those hungry for power will leave you with a bitter taste
Inside the spaces and the cubes, everything is limited and resulting in feuds
If you get in to the boys club and hang with the dudes
You might have a small chance to get through
But you will need to have energy left to pursue
Those diamond walls and ceilings
Are well designed for energy stealing
Expect punishment and scolding for stirring the pot,
It’s not what you want but it is what you got
In this game, your actions, your effort and sweat
Can easily be perceived as a threat
I warned you earlier, this was never a fair game
But there is nothing and no one to blame
It is what it is and always the same
So, If you don’t get what you want
Or you don’t want what you get
There are plenty of other things you can do with your time, don’t forget!