TETRIS !

I was introduced to the world of games
Before I could ever write down my name

played as the plumber in the red suit
the yellow head that eats fruit

as the pong and sometimes the ping
as the hedgehog who collects golden rings

but when I first saw it, I had a strange feeling
I dont know why, maybe the name was so appealing

went to room filled with joy
under my pillow I took out my gameboy

started it and heard the theme
that stuck in my head awake and in dreams

the concept was simple, yet, it survived for many years
a big applause to the Russian engineers

stack the blocks to make a horizontal line disappear
at the beginning it was easy and clear

but as you play, the level increases
it becomes so fast your brain just ceases

the blocks start to fill the place
you begin to make funny stuff with your face

you'll begin to hear the beats of your heart
finally the screens goes black, to hear the famous fart

Fascinated by those blocks of four
I played the game till my hands got sore

I've seen how the games evolved
how they grew old and just dissolved

but TETRIS the king of all games will always remain
untouched by time, teasing your poor brain

By

Fahd A. AlSaleh

22nd OCT. 2008