Chris Appelman

I Cheated On Pikachu

My deepest apologies go out to you,
for not being there when I should have been.
Sometimes life would throw me curveballs,
and I had to throw you into the dark.

I never wanted to cheat on you,
I just needed to get my level up.
And yes I will admit,
sometimes I was drawn to the little Italian man in the red hat,
but never for too much time.
But now I realize that it is with you that I belong.

So please Pokemon Yellow, take me back,
so we can both have fun,
and continue to use Pikachu’s melee attack.




[TABLE OF CONTENTS, LHS CLASS OF 2012 EDITION]


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