Love Online

Our keyboards met across a crowded chatroom

You could almost say it were love at first type

Our broadbands connected and it started so soon

Faces glowing in monitor light

Eagerly you asked ‘state your a/s/l’

Shaving off a year I gladly responded

My smile spread as you shared yours as well

Already I felt as if we had bonded

It struck me your face looked awfully familiar

Shrugging it off as some soul connection

I uploaded my pic, when I was 200lbs slimmer

And waited to watch you type your affection

Just looking at your profile made my heart skip a beat

That face and body were just so hot

I worried the you were out of my league

But when you complimented me back I soon forgot

From there you asked me all about myself

The best details I shared, the rest I left out

In turn I asked you of life love and wealth

You edited too, now I have no doubt

We interfaced for hours under the internet sky

‘Lol’ing at what I thought were jokes

Built up in my mind was this perfect guy

Has fun with his friends, takes care of his folks

I felt the warmth of happiness from your cute smiley :o)

In turn I winked with reckless abandon ;o)

You seemed so open, how honest should I be?

It started to feel like this meet was less random

Exchanging emails I felt so excited

For I thought cyberyou could be the one

‘You’ve got mail’ I saw and was so delighted

I knew our ‘relationship’ had just begun

After weeks of chat and mail back and for

You finally asked what I’d been hoping

“Shall we meet and explore this love some more?”

I waved goodbye to nights of moping

When the day arrived I anxiously prepared

Would you mind that I wasn’t all I had said?

Perhaps there was more I should have shared

But I couldn’t get your picture out of my head

When I touched down at the airport my stomach flipped

The anticipation almost too much to bear

In my hand your photo I tightly gripped

As I hoped to God that you’d be there

I searched for your face in the arrival lounge

But couldn’t see you anywhere

In disappointment I almost turned around

But then a saw a sign saying ‘cyber-her’

But who was that awaiting me here?

It must be your driver for it wasn’t you

I double checked the picture I’d held so dear

He looked nothing like it, oh what to do?

“Excuse me sir, are you awaiting a friend?”

I ventured in a mousey tone

As he looked at me I thought his stare would not end

I just wanted to quickly dart back home

As he spoke back the horrific truth was exposed

As his voice sounded just like cyberyou

“Must have missed her” he said as the doors were closed

It finally clicked that he was you

I turned with tear in eye and walked away

You thankfully hadn’t guessed it was me

How could you have led me so astray?

I indignantly thought ‘I’ve always been me’

I returned and found my inbox full

‘Where were you darling? Did I somehow miss you?’

The sight no longer gave my heartstrings a pull

‘I was standing there just waiting to kiss you’

Weeks passed and your mails came less and less

I ignored them not knowing what to say

I couldn’t bring myself to ever confess

We’d both lied I found out to my dismay

I moved on to a chatroom I’d not been before

Where a new cyber love I started with glee

A new profile my heart began to adore

Of a picture I felt I’d seen on TV…