Do you remember that night
When we parked at the market
And a man with no money was sitting near the stairs
Playing a song I wrote before I died the first time
And you were so angry at me
But I was stuck in your head and you couldn’t get rid of me
You called me princess, and loser
But you smiled when you said it
I liked that I could make you do that
I liked that nobody knew me anymore but you
I might have kissed you then
Might have put my fingers under your chin
Tilted your face to mine
Our noses pressed together, your hands in my hair
But I couldn’t anymore
So I just sat with you like a ghost
And thought about how much I loved you
Heather Blakey
Heather Blakey is a writer and scholar in literary studies at the University of Western Australia. Her work examines intersections between technology, intimacy and the environment in video games, literature, and virtual worlds. Her writing has been published or is forthcoming in Australian Book Review, Westerly, GamesHub, Revenant, M/C Journal, and Bloomsbury Academic. Heather co-hosts the game studies podcast Meaningful Play. In 2023 she was awarded the UWA Convocation Matilda Award for Cultural Excellence for her work on video games.
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