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The Buzz

Technology isn't half so bad,
It gives me flying kisses on a video call,
And teaches me nuances of emoticons...
There are hugs and kisses and liplocks and blushes.

Miles become ashes and
Relationships become lit coals.
Double ticks bring me hope,
Blue ticks cause palpitations,
And vibrating beeps bring answers that please and delight and torture and frustrate and satiate!

"Online" says wait and watch, it will be your turn soon,
"Typing" says ye ! ye! I will have a message soon.
Little dancing dots make me sigh and squirm and wiggle.

A flash on my screen,
A sliver of light dancing across it,
A gentle vibration,
A little slide of my thumb across the screen,
A sneaky look at the message whilst on Zoom,

No, nopes, nein, nada,
There's no controlling it,
That's a huge grin splitting my face.....








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