Original poem reprinted online here: "Ms. and Super Pac-Man" by B.J. Best Originally read: April 29, 2013 More information about the Poet: B.J. Best The indents reinforce the narrative. This is the first thing I thought of after rereading this poem again. As I tried to decipher the multitude of poetic techniques in "For Love" for a couple of days, and then going to this poem. Well, I like this better as a flash fiction piece. I know that I bring a huge bias, but well -- the indents reinforce the narrative. The piece is broken down into paragraphs not stanzas, and flow of the piece connects in sequential order: time and other. Let's start with "other" first. The poem starts in the beginning, the meeting of "Ms. Pac-Man" and "Mr. Pac-Man." Note the use of "Super Pac-man" in the title because of a multitude of reasons: foreshadowing device, investment in the relationship, to lull the reader into thinking the piece focu...
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