Digital love dungeon, or: Sexy girl games

A ‘Magnetic Poem’ tanka

they uploaded her
to digital love dungeon
from native planet
to play sexy girl games
but she was not humanoid

I decided to take a [temporary] departure from the ‘Nature Set’ of virtual magnets because the words were beginning to feel stale; I selected the ‘Geek Set’ instead;
- I had thought that this would be easier, but I was wrong;
- Writing something that sounded poetic with the ‘Geek Set’ was challenging, despite my strong affinity for Dungeons & Dragons and science fiction;
I once again opted for a tanka, rather than a haiku, because I enjoyed the challenge last time;
- Tanka traditionally have a ‘turn’ in the 3^rd line, but I didn’t include one in the poem because I couldn’t put together one that flowed well;
This tanka was inspired by the image of the flying saucer and cow above; from there, it quickly became silly;
The shape of the poem itself is intended to resemble a flying saucer and light beam coming down from it,
- Actually, I just realized that I’m missing a syllable in the 4^th line, which means that this isn’t exactly a tanka… but the shape of the poem works for me 👽

The Paltry Sum March 3, 202105:28 Reply

Using the traditional Japanese form to write about the objectification of Japanese women in anime and manga art, and by its aficionados is clever. I would like to see you raise the stereotypical dehumanization of women into a more sympathetic light. Maybe I’ll give it a go!
1. ben Alexander March 3, 202107:50 Reply
  
  That’s a terrific idea – if you do so, please share the link with me – I’d love to see it 😀
  
  Yours,
  David
  1. The Paltry Sum March 3, 202108:02 Reply
    
    Hello, David.! Thank you for inspiring me to write! I have been enjoying your work. I have failed to find the like button on any of your posts? Is it hiding? Best wishes from San Francisco to Israel!
    1. ben Alexander March 3, 202109:23 Reply
      
      Thanks so much, TPS 😀
      
      On my screen, if you look at one of my posts (like this one, for example), below the text of the post, there are 3 buttons to “share”. Then, below those, there are two buttons: one to “reblog” and one to “like”. Can you see them?
      
      Yours,
      David
      1. The Paltry Sum March 3, 202110:22
        
        Thank you! I can see them now! I hope you have a good day, David! TPS
rothpoetry March 2, 202120:23 Reply

You did well putting this one together!
1. ben Alexander March 2, 202122:30 Reply
  
  😁