Esports athletes Kuroky and gh celebrating in game. (Valvecorp)

“A boy mashing his keys on his computer/joystick,

moving his mouse from side to side like a raving mad man,

Has this what ‘sports’ has come to?

A hit there a hit that inhaling it,

smoking the crack.”



To all my friends on the other side

Let me be your esports guide

It is not something of your concern

It is not something you will upturn



We are happy without your interference

But if you would like to join us we have open arm,

We promise to do no harm

For disgracing something we enjoy shouldn’t be the case

Shaming, maiming it, what a disgrace.



We are who we are and we are proud

When others shame you for strength isn’t that something you’d talk about?

When people say, its just play,

You still train from Jan to May



To cross those hurdles long and fine

We do the same with our mind

Our finger muscles may not be as strong as any of the rest of yours

But they carry memory, they fight for a cause



Let us not be separated you and I,

For we are may seem weak but I promise you not

We are a lot about the mind we give it thought

And we can work together to build this thing



A harmonious melody, in brains it will ring

Teamwork, strategy, a game plan we shall all bring

I invite you to come and talk with any of us

Understand where we are coming from

Build that trust



That’s all I can hope for truly,

I am glad you read it through duly

You took your time and I am thankful for that

For my pain is something I needed to express



Maybe I’ll go for a run later that always helps with the stress.

