Jan 2013
As if I am the famous Manti Te'o
I don't need to see your true face
Loving you! Though you, I don't know
Just tell me were to go
My heart will meet you in cyberspace
As if I am the famous Manti Te'o
Your true face, no need to show
It's the thought of love that I chase
Loving you! Though you, I don't know
You might be a catfish to my woe
But your texts are full of love and grace
As if I am the famous Manti Te'o
Let your secret emails flow
You might be from some other place
Loving you! Though you, I don't know
Love is blind, when you don't show
Today, weird cyber love is commonplace
As if I am the famous Manti Te'o
Loving you! Though you, I don't know
I don't need to see your true face
Loving you! Though you, I don't know
Just tell me were to go
My heart will meet you in cyberspace
As if I am the famous Manti Te'o
Your true face, no need to show
It's the thought of love that I chase
Loving you! Though you, I don't know
You might be a catfish to my woe
But your texts are full of love and grace
As if I am the famous Manti Te'o
Let your secret emails flow
You might be from some other place
Loving you! Though you, I don't know
Love is blind, when you don't show
Today, weird cyber love is commonplace
As if I am the famous Manti Te'o
Loving you! Though you, I don't know
This was my first Villanelle. It is the form of Dylan Thomas's "Do Not Go Gentle . . ." I love that poem. This is a silly topic I've been dying to write about. My next villanelle will be serious. Try this form. It is fun.
