Virtuality
Life is a masquerade
I say.
I enter with
uncertainty.
Hi there!
Where you posting
from?
The song continues.
Is there really
LOL or *S* at the computer?
Scrolling down
Clicking that
icon
It's so easy
to put the mask on.
It's almost
magical.....
The mask is
what we are or wish to be
At times it
is very real and transparent
And other times
it is what we wish we were.
But slowly
the layers are peeled away
To reveal many
levels of truth.
Each layer
is pealed away
Revealing some
byte of information.
Hiding others.
We are the
artists.
It is our canvas.
It is a dream
world
Rushing through
wires from here and there.
Taking a bit
of your psyche to parts unknown.
A handful of
pixels flashing before the face of the many.
And then gone.
Sitting quietly
at the edge of the room
Are those who
wish to "hear" the chatter of others.
No more no
less.
Their nurture
is in being there.
Virtually present.
Others greet
all
And that is
their pleasure.
Cyber hospitality
at its best.
Hear a tune
, share a joke.
How's the weather
in Timbuktu?
Some come for
but a moment
And decide
this is not their place
Did I say something
wrong?
What did they
expect?
I am what I
am.
Putting your
words down
Can give you
that feeling that
You are real
for a moment.
Like a piece
of you is there
With the others.
Old friends
New friends
Helping hands
A smile, a
laugh
Whether real
or virtual life, it is good.
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