Massive Multiplayer – 1st October 2025

Make a reckless deal with rivals
and so pierce the heavy crown.
A twirl of the ragged moustache
and a murky drink to wash down.

A puzzling weave, the heavy trunk;
A lesson from the firefly sweep.
An ornate starfish? A rowdy deer?
The sting of an onion when asleep.

An Arctic award for this inferno,
relishing the blast button blunder.
Vacant eyes, a skeletal flensing,
shredded skin all rent asunder.

Inspired by the gentle nudge of Sunra Rainz and her post about participating in this year’s Inktober challenge, with the prompt list below. Not having the inclination to paint with a brush, here is a painting with words, that somehow ended up being about playing video games, which was not in my mind when I started!