The Virus That Stole Reality

One thing I hate about online chats,
Is that everyone can say what they would never say in person…
It's so much harder to be real with anyone in reality, but so much easier to type our expressions…
And then we end up feeling the need for a hug or a kiss or any form of attention or affection,
And you obviously can't, because you'd be hugging a computer or a laptop or Ipad or whatever…

One thing I hate about online chats,
Is that nothing can be truly how you meant to say it,
The little tilt in words for sarcasm, the stars for actions you might have done in reality…
It's just not the same…
What I wouldn't give to be able to be real in reality,
Rather than technology….
But like a virus it spreads and you can't help it….

Suddenly there's breakups online,
Paragraphed, Caps-locked arguments involving words you might never ever say,
Heartbreaking confessions…
And difficult questions…

Most people are too scared,
They hide behind their small wall of onyx letters and screens,
Protected and safe…

What I wouldn't give, to see what it would be like if people didn't need technology to be real…
What happened to original romance, long-hand letters, drawings and sketches, and quick, meaningful songs…
What happened to reality,
It's too digitalized for me…

Am I the only one who sees the dawn?