Monday, April 4, 2016

1361 THE PUZZLE ROOM

Last night, figuring our way out of
The Puzzle Room was really fun!
Since our evening's entertainment provided
A mental workout as stimulating as
Running on a treadmill, a quickening of
Heartbeats felt palpable as
The time on the clock ran down
Just imagine the surging charge we'd have enjoyed
Had we won!  Yup!  We failed
Failed to figure out every obscure clue necessary
To free ourselves from The Puzzle Room ...
And though failing doesn't inspire laughter
Laugh we did!  In fact, while puzzling our way
Through this mini, mind-bending adventure
I was amazed at how inventive
The human brain proves to be while unlocking
One piece of a puzzling mystery, which
Feeds directly into the next, until I observed
All ten brains working in tandem to
Solve each next leg of the puzzle by
Plugging into each other's energy fields, forming
An electric circuit, thus catalyzing a group of
Six friends plus four strangers to react
Like teammates, pitching ideas, back and forth, which
When on target, inspired everyone to
Brainstorm toward achieving a common goal ... And
Each time an illusive clue caused our team to feel so
Wholly dazed and confused as to admit to
Being stymied, guess which teammate
(Knowing that time waits for no one) made
A friend of Big Brother (who'd monitored
Our progress from the ceiling screen)
Yup!  Your friend, Annie, the self awareness sleuth
Who dives ever more deeply into mental activity than
Conscious awareness can fathom on its own by
Mustering the humility to request assistance from
Those who have chosen to absorb
A greater sum of knowledge pertaining to
A specific subject than that which
Has been stored in my memory bank, thus far ...
Five minutes more, and we'd surely have beat
The clock, freeing us from remaining captive within
The narrow confines of The Puzzle Room ...
At any rate, I highly recommend indulging in this
Brain-teasing treat with a group of your
Fun-loving friends, and as this mind-bending
Challenge to free oneself from mental constraint
Was first conceived of in Budapest
I'll bet it can be enjoyed wherever you reside

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