**I wrote this poem with a prompt of my own. If you decide to use this prompt, please give me credit for the prompt.**

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**Prompt: Capture the essence of love or infatuation through screens. Examine the intimacy and limitations of virtual connection.**

High school

Sweethearts,

That’s how

We started,

Though now

We stand so

Far apart,

Yet still

Together.

You got into your

Dream college,

And you left the country

And me

Behind,

Yet we’re still

Together.

_How..?_

A connection…

Not physical,

Wi-Fi!

_With the power of_

_Technology,_

_It’s almost as if_

_You never left my side._

Halfway across the world…

You may be far away,

But we never go

A single day

Without a digital

“Love you” or

“Hello <3”!

Love sent

From me to you,

Wires

Guiding its way.

_A Wi-Fi connection,_

_A technological love,_

_A digital desire!_

The calls we share

Show me

You still care,

And my heart warms up

When I see

How happy

You are there…

_But it breaks_

_When I realize…_

_You were _

_Never this happy_

_When you were physically_

_With me…_

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_You hadn’t_

_Found someone new,_

_Or had you?_

I knew I was wrong,

You hadn’t moved on,

We were still

Going strong.

We’re in

Different time zones,

So every day

When I wake up,

I check my phone and see

Unread,

Loving messages

From you to me.

It’s such a blessing

That we found a way

To cross the distance

And be together

Each and every day.

_A Wi-Fi connection,_

_A technological love,_

_A digital desire!_

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This online connection,

As great as it is,

I miss the way you held me,

I miss the way you’d kiss,

I miss your warmth,

I miss your smile,

To see it in person again,

I’d walk a thousand miles.

But for now,

We have only this…

So let’s

Savor the moment!

_We have…_

_A Wi-Fi connection,_

_A technological love,_

_A digital desire!_