The openly defiant offensive measures
And the agonizing indignant actions
Are ardent attempts to cling tightly
To the peace of mind set
And the faith
Trust in the fact
That God loves not hates
My arms flailing half crazed
In a frantic open hug
As Tears of guilt and shame
Soaked with fear flow down
From my eyes closed tight
Help cleanse the pain
And soak out the hurt
An attempt to save my soiled love
Kling to what little  happiness remains
In my non reciprocated refrain of why so bold
Now deferred away in a silenced
Sound of love gone cold

The tendril trees
Girdled, rootless, leafless, and lifeless
Planted Along trails
Blazed by the pony Express
DOT DOT DOT
DASH DASH DASH
DOT DOT DOT
Information fast

The tethered tress
Link each house online
So that lights will burn
Talk is text

Manners dictate it to be rude
Don't ring the phone at five
Its dinner time
Sadly
No one is home

Its the modern family plan
Rarely if ever is everyone
Together at once
The hearth is cold
The head of the table empty
No one is home

Da da ling da da ling da da ling
Hello Leave a message at the beep
Beep

The connected age
A virtual world of
Artificial togetherness