Life’s other side
Characters in profusion
faces upon a webpage
not as they are
but as they were chosen to be
always smiling
laughing
pretending to be free
yet trapped
and locked into their machine
communicating
from the other side.
“Pay no attention to those folks behind the screen!”
They give away hearts
courage, and Emoji
yet keep their minds closed
and correctable, if need be
with the stroke of a key.
They give glimpses of a fantasy
snapshots of hope and mercy
pictures from the annals of
want to be
never from the files of
what is.
Life on electric air waves
is distilled to fit in 90 proof bottles
45% true
55% imaginary
like great crime novels
where the criminal
is never a suspect.
Electric air waves that bounce off satellites
like rubber checks bounce at the bank.
Are they all bunko cases?
Only if you believe in the truth fairy.
Take my facebook and match it to post office walls
where no one ever writes
a comment or requests to be a friend.
A friend in deed?
With a need
to build a castle out of a sandstorm.
Who(m) can you trust?