sitting here
I feel like getting up
moving my whole body
but I stay here
staring at you
as you blink
and putter around

a multi-colored screen
pulls me in
as it talks to me
letting me know
there’s others around
who stare at you too

fingers stroking your surface
as letters become words
for many to see

but who are these many who see
because I don’t see them
as they read the words before them
which you so gladly lay out
for them and others to read

back hurts
neck and head ache
yet I continue sitting
watching you blink

and I know
the words I say
here upon your screen
you will send out
for those unseen others
to read
maybe even chuckle at

so I must end this conversation
pretending it was just between us
but realizing the whole world knows
I talk to my computer
as I stroke its keys