I promised to post the poetry from a few weeks back, so here it is! The writers had 15 minutes to write a poem about Salem/its development.
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"Roses are red. Violets are blue.
I am the King of Providence, but so are you <3"
-Relemai
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"now this is the story all about how Marp's life got flipped turned upside down,
and i like to take a minute and sit right there, and tell you how marp became the developer of a game called salem yeah!
when John Carver asked him are you okay? on the drawboard is when he drew penises most of the day.
chillout, afk'ing all around cooll, and all shooting some wing-a-rangs outside providence like a fool,
when a couple of players up to no good started crashing the server till he got a bad mood.
he got in 1 little dock club fight and JC got scared and said "im not moving these scents in the dock club till you learn"
- Heffernan
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"There is a little flower in the road.
It looks to the water and sees a boat.
The boat comes closer.
And spits people on the ground.
Now they chop down the big oat
Look this little flower on the road.
It has not looked ahead.
Now she is dead."
- Kralith
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Salem, Salem
Clicking 500 times to move makes my fingers numb.
Can't seem to get off the game
No carpel tunnel yet, that's a shame
Killing deer, turkey, and bear
In a world with no care
I've yet to get enough fertile hens
So I can fend off the hungering men
Salem, Salem
I need another shot of rum
Can't seem to stop playing this trumpet
Everfalling in the madness pit
Salem, Salem...
I picked this poem up off the floor, it's covered in sticky gum.
- Anonymous (I can't recall who wrote this)
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"Salem oh Salem the game of much hate, why do I love you so?
Is it fear from being wiped from existence or the gentle way fields grow?
Salem, oh Salem, this plane does have investment
how the devs do help you blossom.
They nurture your possibilities while your players hide and scheme.
Salem, oh Salem, I dream of blistersteel walls and of blistersteel carts of bears that roar, and cougars that slink.
Salem, oh Salem, I dream of you."
- Lucilius
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"Sure to please the lovers of a wholesome beverage,
Always an invigorating, pure and delightful drink.
Lends strength to the weak and wearied physique,
Effects a soothing cure for the nervous ills of life."
- Anonymous (No name on this one)
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"My love for JohnCarver is so great,
my heart melts for updates 'til the dusk of day.
The night tears when updates away, cried, sadness 'til day's dawn.
Updates beauty is great, wondering mind 'til updates see,
crying is all I do, while wanting for the moment, for updates to say, 'I do.'"
- Judaism