Leader of the pack, holding his ground
“You, defend from the back. You, sidelines!”
Troops eager to please follow like hounds
Scuttle here, scurry there, dropping mines.
Discussion of strategies galore
“We take ‘em from the back, ambush!”
Plan they must, for the losers are sore
Archers hold, warriors push
Few brothers are lost
“Don’t weep for the dead, fight for them
A moment of weakness, a life you’ll cost
Upon return to camp, we’ll light them a lamp”
Alas, the battle is over
Cheering and singing, for they are the winners
He reaches tenderly for his four-leave clover
Another pines for his family, them and their dinners.
The train gives a rumble
The boys given a rude jolt
“We must strategise more, we cannot fumble!”
Heads back in their PSP games, eating up volt.
One wonders if they fight life’s battles as hard as they fight their virtual ones.
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just something I wrote while I was on the train and there were 4 guys in front of me engaged in a multi-player game on their PSPs.
it was probably a battlefield they were on since they were shouting the above orders, only they were in Mandarin.
i don’t know about you, but i personally think playing PSPs/Nintendo DS Lites on trains/buses just make you look stupid. I bet writing in your notebook, or drawing on your sketchpad makes you look smarter.
I mean, i bet i looked smarter. 
