What traitors our eyes show themselves to be
The trees are strangers compared to the stars
According to their false testimony
A strange prison, with invisible bars
If we cannot judge distance, how can we
Pretend to understand intimacy?
We betray one another instantly
Posting about every weird sin we see
Discretion, privacy, real dignity
Are sacrifices for ChatGPT
Can trust survive in this poisonous sea?
How honestly can we our real selves be?
To draw closer to another, small light
Make being closer your private delight
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D. J. Reddall
I write because my time is limited and my imagination is not.
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Comments (5)
This is fabulous. I especially love these lines "If we cannot judge distance, how can we Pretend to understand intimacy?"
This was very well written. A lot of similar thoughts I find myself lost in. You did so good with this!
Some sick rhymes here that made me think!
We have created so many barless prisons. Our hearts are full of captives
"Posting about every weird sin we see" Did you mean like the things we post on social media? Loved your poem!