Wind cuts through the window,
Where I sit alone,
Staring into the bumps of paint
Splashed on my wall.
The computer, in its eighth month
Of continuous operation,
Plays the voice of a stranger
Who I’ll never know.
But, gods I wish I could.
We could dance through the streets,
Feel our bodies scraping together,
Each breath in the air
carrying a bit of you into me.
Wouldn’t it be so wonderful?
Now, here we are.
Back at the computer.
Plastic and glass as the threshold.
You in your world,
And I’m just me.
Mar 4, 2025
Mar 4, 2025 at 5:00 AM UTC
Wind cuts through the window,
Where I sit alone,
Staring into the bumps of paint
Splashed on my wall.
The computer, in its eighth month
Of continuous operation,
Plays the voice of a stranger
Who I’ll never know.
But, gods I wish I could.
We could dance through the streets,
Feel our bodies scraping together,
Each breath in the air
carrying a bit of you into me.
Wouldn’t it be so wonderful?
Now, here we are.
Back at the computer.
Plastic and glass as the threshold.
You in your world,
And I’m just me.
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