Brand new, may revise yet
Mixed Blessings
Feelings stirred in cyberspace
for good or ill, t'is fact
the time and distance gap
reminds me: think before react
If only t'was as easy to ignore
'real life' difficult folks
like those who hide hostility
behind a veil of 'jokes'
At times i ache in empathy
when another's life is tough
And then words seem to fail me
they simply aren't enough
My soul longs to reach
across both time and space
to firmly hug a shoulder or
gently touch a face
To 'be there' can be
proof, at least, of caring
to sit in patient silence
with a friend: Sharing.
© ebarmore 7/6/08
Feelings stirred in cyberspace
for good or ill, t'is fact
the time and distance gap
reminds me: think before react
If only t'was as easy to ignore
'real life' difficult folks
like those who hide hostility
behind a veil of 'jokes'
At times i ache in empathy
when another's life is tough
And then words seem to fail me
they simply aren't enough
My soul longs to reach
across both time and space
to firmly hug a shoulder or
gently touch a face
To 'be there' can be
proof, at least, of caring
to sit in patient silence
with a friend: Sharing.
© ebarmore 7/6/08
