Sitting Alone

Sitting Alone
By Larry R. Linville

I sit here alone.
No one to share a kind word
Or even discuss a topic
neither of us knows much about.
The TV is boring.
The programs are all the same.
The news never changes.
Someone’s always complaining
Or arguing
Or trying to be funny.

So I sit at the computer.
I send out my words.
And I wait for someone to respond.
Is my computer working?
Is the email broke down?
No message.
No response.

Perhaps I’m missing the message.
It’s not to be found setting here.
Why waste my time just sitting?
When, out there, is a person
Who is waiting and willing to talk?
Or perhaps someone needs my attention.
When I find them I’ll feel all refreshed.
Why wait for virtual excitement
When excitement is what fills the world?

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