Poem: I Hear Your Words in Binary

[compos_dementis]

i hear your words in binary
by Dementis

i met you in junior high school
when we were young and dumb,
but your lily white wide-eyed innocence
had me trapped beneath your thumb.



you said you wanted me in whole
to be your friend for life;
that ended as abruptly as
a cheating husband and ex-wife.

i know you're no longer fond of me;
i'm not as stupid as you might believe.
i'm also quite aware of why --
and you had every right to leave.

you liked the virtual girl on your laptop
and not the real girl by your side.
i never wondered why that was;
i know full well that the passion's died.

and if i could force you to care,
could pull you away, then i would.
catching you drunk and off your guard,
shutting you down - i know i should.

you're completely plugged in, hardwired,
and i gave you one final chance to become
anything but this empty shell of a girl,
virtually absorbed, static, and numb.

you called me unavailable and cold,
and i know now you were right.
but still you "like" my facebook updates
and link me to your website.

i know i had some missteps.
i fucked it up, i made you doubt.
but does that give you any right
to block me off and log me out?

your facebook comments and photo tags
are empty and lacking compassion.
and your hollow attempts to text me
leave me broken, in a fashion.

so you plug yourself in to a virtual world
and make dead conversation with cyber-friends.
i realize now just where i stand,
and that everything comes to an end.

i hear your words in binary
and your laughter, becoming cold.
and i would rather bury our friendship for good
if i cannot have you whole.