ICQ Poem

                                    ICQ
                             by Lloyd Klumpp

                       The screen flicks on and ICQ.
                       So far and yet so near.
                       Your name sits there in vivid blue
                       And I know that you are there.

                       At first I wondered if it wise
                       To use my time in search
                       Of something no computer feels 
                       Without a human touch.

                       But as I grew to know you
                       Through lines upon the screen
                       I saw a depth of beauty
                       So clear though never seen

                       And as we talked of love and lust
                       And kindled our desire
                       I felt myself become entranced
                       And caught within your fire

                       For though I have not met you
                       Your earthly form not seen
                       I feel your soul within the words
                       Upon that magic screen

                       Oh, Mindy how you stir me
                       Your passion strong and bright
                       Brings to my full but lonely life
                       A wondrous glow of light

                       The vastness of the world between us
                       May stop our paths from meeting
                       And so ensure my love for you
                       Is sweet 
                       But oh so fleeting…