The Web We Weave
Every Digital Signal is a Heartbeat
On World Internet Day today, we stop to hear--not the notifications and hums of inboxes, but the quiet buzz of the World Wide Web. This poem ponders the paradox of a connected world that seeks warmth from the glow of screens.
Every digital signal is a heartbeat-- fragile, human, and still powerful.
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I woke up to the hum
Of routers pulsing before I woke
An invisible net throbbing through the walls
Of a digital heartbeat--
I am in awe, in need
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Alone behind the screens
Misinformed, misaligned
Connected with the world--
Yet by myself--
Unseen.
Unheard.
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My soul yearns for the voice
Of care, of soul--
Of heart.
To make.
The web we wove holds--
Not swallows.
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We wove a web
That joins our hearts, our minds, and needs,
Stories and photos shared real time
A net of wires that binds--too tight?
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Original poem by Michelle Liew Tsui-Lin AI Tags are coincidental.
About the Creator
Michelle Liew Tsui-Lin
Hi, i am an English Language teacher cum freelance writer with a taste for pets, prose and poetry. When I'm not writing my heart out, I'm playing with my three dogs, Zorra, Cloudy and Snowball.
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Comments (4)
Binds too tight, is right!
You summed it all up in this line "the paradox of a connected world that seeks warmth from the glow of screens". The online world feels so real, but this is the reminder: it glows but will never give heat like real fire - the real world, real experiences and relationships. Great poem, Michelle. I love the last stanza. Indeed, it feels like this web is too tight sometimes. I remember how exciting it used to be to wait for the photos my dad brought back from Polaroid, or for a phone call or postcard to arrive... it's all lost now, everything is in our pocket immediately.
There’s a lot to think about here, Michelle. “We wove a web...that joins our hearts, minds, and needs.” Then you ask, “Too tight?” It’s like there’s no place to hide...and then enters A.I.
That opening reflection immediately drew me in. I love how it shifts focus from the noise of technology to the heartbeat behind it.