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sat down with my lover
who has a monopoly of my affection
we played for hours
acquiring toy wealth
and as the hours passed
with the game poised
between jail and riches
our budgie got impatient
for his dinner
and in an act of bird-brained revenge
spilt the contents of his cage
all over the board
leaving me
with a seedy hotel

came 3rd, hadn't noticed. apologies, Judge.

In fact, StrangerY, it was mentioned in conjunction with the Grand Prize "VivaVinyl" one regarding wordplays. [Geesh ! Where you been ?]

No, Critic2, but it should have been.

Perhaps you can rework it for the next contest.