Girl on the screen

The skin is shivering a little,
It’s night, the monitor is sparkling,
The hard drive mumbling in the dark,
I am downloading something.
The unseen people on my screen -
I have a gift and I can see!
They talk and whisper on the screen,
They love and hate,
They touch and fight –
It is the life
Of a digital prison,
The life is fake and only feelings
Are real here on this screen,
Let’s see what’s happening in here,
Let’s join strangers on the line…

Another beep –
She wants to talk,
This is your chance
To show –
Your own mastery of words
Without interruptions,
I’m typing fast in special language
On screen that measures seventeen.
You know what to say exactly,
You know the rules of this hunt.
Another line,
You have her picture,
Another word –
I have e-mail.

The problem here, however,
Arises from the farthest places,
That, actually, she isn’t here –
And hates the place where I live…
This is dilemma of my life,
It can be solved of course,
But do I want to spend on it
My money, time, and life?
Oh, yes I should, of course I would,
I can make up a plan…
It’s gonna take my time, change life,
Take money I don’t have.

You think it’s stupid,
Not your choice,
Stay here and forget?
I don’t forget, and
I don’t lie,
Reality is simple:
Do nothing and it stays the same,
Do something and it alters…

We’ll see, the future isn’t written,
And time will show
The end of this story,
Of strangers meeting online…