Tamagotchi Poem (old)

Elegy for my Tamagotchi

the first time it happened I cried

just four days; an omen from your motherland

I killed you

I killed you long before

I killed you long before I ventured

I killed you long before I ventured into plants

when I forgot to take you to Dad's house at the weekend I returned to find your disembodied spirit

floating above a tiny grave

you died of sickness

you died of sickness

you died of starvation

you died in a pile of digital excrement

you died in a pile of digital excrement

you died in a pile of digital excrement

you died in a pile of digital excrement

sometimes you were alone

sometimes I observed

holding your hand

or holding a pillow over your face

depending on my mood

don't worry

don't worry

I would say

don't worry

I would say

you will be reborn again

don't worry

I would say

you will be reborn again

and you were

which in hindsight

which in hindsight

gave me unrealistic expectations about death