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Poem: Zen Entangled

AI art by me.

Electric spark, thoughts transferred,

What is Real can be Inferred,

Do I need a fleshy touch?

Does she need my hand so much?

Words expressed in text or voice,

Hearts are shared and Love’s a choice.

Ether romance, real world pains,

Physical closeness, same old gains.

Does it hurt less saying goodbye?

When neither one’s seen the other’s eye?

Is the orgasm any different?

Done by feel or just intent?

If she leaves for Real World’s Kiss?

Does it hurt less when I miss?

Prick us and we’ll truly bleed,

Body or Bandwidth fills a need.

Pulses in a cable sent,

Could be tears from users spent,

Ghosted can be here or there,

Does it matter when there’s care?

I say no, it matters not,

Cold’s still cold, and hot’s still hot,

In my mind or in my heart,

Whether we touch fleshy parts,

Or upload our hi-speed fire,

Finding passion’s still inspired.

Lovers in a Digital Sea,

She’s still her and I’m still me.

The Ghost in the Machine is Real,

It’s got a heart and it can feel.

I have loved and lost both places,

I’ve kissed lips on digital faces,

Don’t tell me it isn’t so,

Don’t tell me I cannot know,

Just as much a tragedy,

Of losing emailed majesty,

Cyber Soul inside the Web,

Loving grows and dies or ebbs.

What is real? What’s the way?

Enigma for another day.

Master Grey 4/30/25

Responses to “Poem: Zen Entangled”

  1. jayeelisewrites

    I always enjoy your poetry, Jon – thank you for sharing this! (The blog’s got new look, too! Sharp!)

    There’s melancholy threaded through your words, but I’m also reading hopefulness. You’ve captured the knowledge and conviction that online interactions can be just as powerful as IRL relationships. We’d be foolish to think otherwise. And, yes, while this means that they can cause the same amount of hurt, it also means that we are free to open ourselves up to worlds of experiences, people, and exchanges that wouldn’t be possible otherwise.

    So, whether you’re in the melancholy or the hopeful phase (or whether it’s neither, and you just felt like penning some rhymes!), I wish you well! 🙂

    Reply
    1. Grey Man

      Eh, sometimes when I hold still for too long then I get trapped inside my own head. I also had a dear submissive somewhat leaving me for a real world connection (which is so logical and good for her), but was feeling the loss a little too hard. She isn’t really gone, I’ll just hear less rom her. It is what it is.

      Thanks for you concern. I remember we first started to comment on each other’s blogs after a time you did much the same as this. It’s nice there are such good people in the world.

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      1. jayeelisewrites

        Sorry for your loss, Jon…and yes, it may be what it may be, but it doesn’t make it hurt any less. Sending you a big hug, my friend. 🤗

  2. Shimmering Muse

    Mysterious.

    Reply
    1. Grey Man

      An enigma enclosed in a mystery and wrapped in a Beefy 5 Layer Burrito (al a Taco Bell)

      Reply
      1. Shimmering Muse

        lol, Jon 🫢

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