Friday, September 19, 2008

short message service

after thumbing option "1 Send" i wondered
why i am swamping you with text messages
inconsequential and prosaic kilobytes
of tele-communiqué in a tongue we adapted
for ourselves -

      i's walking to bus stop. you has good rest?
      i buys breakfast now. you has lunch? /
      i's in office logs on in a bit
      don't forget to get dinner /
      <3

(et cetera) - wherefore the compulsion?


do these little bits of information
begin to bridge even a little
the physical distance between where you are
   and where i am
one seemingly-trivial short message at a time?

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