Sunday, January 28, 2007

Response to a Verdict on the Internet

Ah yes, wondrous, but it has its limitations
can it anneal the pain of unrequited love?
can it console the lover who misses an absent embrace.
It is a prurient, voyeuristic companion
can it provide a warm harbour for those marooned by the dissolution of love.
more stringently, is the mirror for our own narcissism and egocentrism.
It is counterfeit and synthetic, beguiling and entrancing,
a hall of mirrors where we choose how much truth we tell,
how many lies we divulge, and how fantastic we are or are not.
Nice sophistry though: I wanted to believe you.

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