Virtual Romance
By Teri Merlyn
Published 1 January 2021
A contact, a request for attention
The sorties commence, to find who is real
This one strikes the right chord
In spare but lucid dialogue
Ticks boxes, sidesteps traps
It is absurd, of course
But Fancy flies
In the face of Reason
As luminous syllables invade slumber
rOooommmmm ...yOoooouuuuuu.....
A douche of cold logic brings clarity
The castle crumbles
But in place of bitter taste
A fragrance lingers
Pulsing poetic memory
Of romance in a nutshell
And part of me will always be
"In a room
Dancing naked
With you."