We sit and we type,
And we stare at our screens;
We all have to wonder
What this possibly means.
With our mouse we roam,
Through the rooms in a maze;
Looking for something or someone,
As we sit in a daze.
We chat with each other;
We type all our woes;
Small groups we do form,
And gang up on our foes.
We wait for somebody
To type out our name;
We want recognition,
But it is always the same.
We give kisses and hugs,
And sometimes flirt;
In PMs (IMs) we chat deeply,
And reveal why we hurt.
We do form friendships -
Yet why, we don't know;
But some of these friendships
Will flourish and grow.
Why is it on screen,
We can be so bold?
Telling our secrets
That have never been told.
Why is it we share
The thoughts in our mind
With those we can't see,
As though we were blind?
The answer is simple;
It's as clear as a bell.
We all have our problems
And need someone to tell.
We can't tell real people,
But tell someone we must;
So we turn to the computer,
And to those we can trust.
Even though it is crazy,
The truth still remains:
There are Friends Without Faces,
With odd little names.
DREAMBABY
SCOTT.LEE
BUG!!!!
jentle ... I am going about 14 years in chat ( 9 of that in Lit).
ReplyDeleteI have seen some very intersting posts. Some truthful ... some not.
I have seen friendships come and go.
Truths and Lies.
Love and dispise.
Pics and Poems .
With complete sincerity ... I do believe that is the sweetest post I have ever seen. Not because I am represented in it ... not because two of my favorite people are in it ... but because it sums up chat. Be it in a chat room or in a messenger program. A mic or now the wonderful cell phone ... that piece summed it up very well.
I thought it was rather funny the first time I related something in real to a nic. I was at the mall and I saw a very colorful lollipop ... what came to mind was a nic ... " "lickyalikalollipop"...
These are real connections in whatever way we chose them to be. Rule # 1 is remeber that the words don't just type on the screen .. someone with real feelings did it.
Thank you for the smile you just gave me and for your friendship. <):{)
*watery smiles* Yeah it made me cry... Scotty said it way better then I ever can right now... (kelly just sent me a song that had me balling and now this..) I do know that I have made some of the best friends I've ever had or will ever have on here... and for the most part those friends came from Lit... huggssss sweet Jentle and thank you for this.. and know that Scotty and Dream are also favorite people of mine.. but then you are too... hugsss more...
ReplyDeletePS... *smiles* Scotty has been online longer then I have.. I've only been on for 11 yrs.. but 10 of those have been spent in Lit.. *smile* And yes that was one of the sweetest posts I've seen in a long time...
ReplyDeleteJentle, I don't know you very well, neither have i been online for years..not even months really..lol..but what you said is PERFECT..You and Mr. Scott have me bawling...but you are so right..it is so much easier to talk online but its also the most hardest thing to..thank you for sharing this..i needed it..
ReplyDeleteWas trying so hard not to say anything but jentle, your post is beautiful and involves something about which I'm quite passionate: people are people, online or off, energy is energy, online or off, and you get back what you put out, online or off.
ReplyDeleteI started chatting in 2001 on a site radically different from Lit. The friendships formed there remain with me. I began with yet a different genre of site a few years ago and from that group I've developed friends whose lives I know more about than I do my own family.
Through the years there have been fights and romances, marriages and divorces, careers ended and begun, births and deaths..which brings me to indisputable proof of the tangible nature of online relationships.
When my husband suddenly and unexpectedly died last October, my online friends, many of whom had become his online friends through me, felt his death right along with me. They cried with me, they were in shock with me, and they rallied around me in a way that truly humbled me. They carried me when I could not find the strength inside to put one foot in front of another. Whether it was an email or a message or phone call, someone was always there for me and they pulled me back from the abyss more often than I can say. The unconditional love and support they've given me has been as real as that of any of the people in my 3-D world, and moreso in many cases.
Now at Lit I've formed a whole new group of friends about whom I care deeply. I don't know most of you here very well yet, but that's simply a matter of time. To me as friend is a friend, regardless of how you connect.
well said ...
ReplyDeleteWOW.... you all didn't leave much for ME to say. I agree with all the above. Very insightful post. Reminds us what makes us stay here.... the wonderful people. Hope to get to know you better as time goes on, jentle.
ReplyDeleteMy name is Deb. My little brother, Scott, told me about a post here that he wanted me to read. I spent many hours online years ago. I even married ONE of my online lovers and we have 3 wonderful children. ( It does happen ) He told me I would really like the poem that one of his freinds had posted. You're right Scott (I hate saying that- jk) that is so true. To your friend 'jentle', very nice post. I still touch base with so many online friends, I hope you don't mind that I copied your poem. I want to share it. Thanks Scott. ( and since I know of this place, I might just check out some of this and if I think our mother should see this- GOTCHA! ) Love ya.
ReplyDeleteS's Your free pass was for one visit.
ReplyDeleteI also want you to kow that IF you dig through these Blogs... I have found that some of these shady ladies post under my nic. Please keep that in mind.
I knew you would like that post.
This feels kind of like incest Deb... hit that x.
Love ya too. Me <):{
chuckles....
ReplyDelete*chuckles with Dreamy*
ReplyDeleteI am so glad you all enjoyed the poem...a friend I met on Lit sent it to me. It is strange how people come together..where they meet and the bonds they form. To all of you...my on line friends..a big hug (no Scott.Lee, nipples will NOT be touching!!!!)
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