SL Poetry Challenge from Plurk -- Topic: Long-Distance Relationships

9-2-09

why i quit falling in slove

I know I'll never roll over in bed

in the inky blackness of night,

reach for your hand,

find its warmth

and entangle your fingers

with my own.

you're just

a voice coming through over wires,

bouncing off satellites,

rushing through space

i may see your face,

crinkled in a tender smile,

but only on a screen.

if i reach out to stroke your cheek

i only touch cold, hard

plastic.

you're just

pixels.

remind myself

daily.

remind myself

not to fall

so desperately,

hopelessly,

inadequately

in love with you,

but i am

only human --

incapable

of stopping a train

hurtling down the tracks.

so,

i wait each night

for the beep-boop-bop

ringing tone

of a skype phone call.

all the while

telling myself

that the most important event

of each day

means less than

a single breath

to me.

copyright 2009 Katherine Andrews