"Cyber Friend"

Divorce and broken relationships have put a ton of people, of all ages, back into the world of dating..When you combine this.... with the speed of life in general..and the obsessive use of the internet..it's no wonder that Dating sites and chat rooms... have become a dominant force in meeting others...interestingly... connections are being made....and in some cases..you may get to know someone virtually.... without ever meeting..so I wrote this poem....in honor of this phenomenon.

To my unseen friend

In the Cyber age or so it seems,
A new kind of friend has been born
Made of fonts and dreams

We probe each other
Through written words
Maybe a photo
But a voice not heard

We struggle to phrase the thought just right
Perhaps they will understand our sight

Can we connect?
Without seeing the face
Or the scent of hair
Or the body shape

Without the phone
Without the date
Never seen….seal our fate?

But there is hope
In all of this
You can find it in red icon lips
A pretty rose and a smiley face
Because you give me words of grace

Where thoughts are soft
and sculpted smooth
a loving hand
That aims to soothe

So I say to you my unseen friend
Thank you.. and if you can comprehend
That I can love you
Just like this
And let’s seal it with an Icon KISS


Written by rayray... 8/30/09