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Smitten and Bitten By Bytes

You move your body but you can’t change your mind To many broken bits It’s your choice to waste your time You wish and you want to finally be fine Penny for thought thinking another glass of wine You hide behind screens Blinded by your bliss Nothing could be better Than your imagined kiss A click and a flicker Anticipation cloud nine It’s just a bit of fun You want a good time Screen upon screen they glow while you talk Alien cyber moments Clicking away the digital clock You look at the door While praying she’ll knock She’s your fantasy fetish the girl on Tik Tok The images of sexy Lust within the machine You wait and you want it the very next scene It lives in the flickers The bits and the bytes Mesmerizing magic Rising to new heights Yet the feeling is empty So you graduate to zoom The need for more stimulus The desire to consume A watcher not a toucher Witnessing blossoms bloom All the while just a prisoner There trapped in your room.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2021




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Date: 10/17/2021 9:23:00 AM
Rick your words paint a vivid picture of dreamers lost in the abyss of 'bytes'....an insightful moving piece. Blessings, Paulette
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Date: 9/14/2021 6:01:00 PM
This made me speechless...I can relate to the words you wrote here, Richard. Excelent writing. #hug
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Date: 8/3/2021 6:37:00 PM
This poem delightfully skipped from line to line, Richard, but, I am sure I have said this before about your writes, this is the corruption of life we were warned about, with you fortelling the end, sad . . . : (
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Date: 7/21/2021 5:03:00 PM
wonderful write Richard, i think you can take any situation and write about it without troubles... many great lines in this one... hugs
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Richard Lamoureux
Date: 7/22/2021 5:17:00 AM
You are sweet, so nice to have you visit.
Date: 7/20/2021 12:07:00 PM
AND THEY ARE GROWING IN NUMBER, WE AIN'T SEEN NOTHING YET! GREAT WRITE RICHARD. CONGRATULATIONS ON A WONDERFUL POEM, AND THE HONOR OF POTD BLESSINGS AND HUGS, JENNIFER
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Richard Lamoureux
Date: 7/23/2021 6:19:00 AM
Thanks Jenifer. ;0)
Date: 7/18/2021 3:35:00 PM
Congratulations on POTD! Well done!
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Richard Lamoureux
Date: 7/19/2021 5:44:00 AM
Thanks Kim. ;0)
Date: 7/17/2021 10:18:00 PM
WoW! Richard, Your pen never ceases to amaze me—what a deep write on the subject of a lonely soul desiring true intimacy. Your last line was very impactful. Well done. Congratulations on getting the poem of the day. It was well deserved. Have a great evening:-) Alexis
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Richard Lamoureux
Date: 7/19/2021 5:45:00 AM
Thanks so much Alexis. Hugs Rick.
Date: 7/17/2021 6:01:00 PM
Richard, powerful words on a powerful subject. Virtual threatens to become the new reality. Belated congrats on your deserving POTD ~ John
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Richard Lamoureux
Date: 7/17/2021 7:35:00 PM
Thanks John. ;0)
Date: 7/17/2021 5:02:00 PM
Richard , Potent , longing, lustful and lonely . Wonderful writing ! Thanks for shedding light for all to read . Congratulations on POTD ! Hugs , Susan :)
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Richard Lamoureux
Date: 7/17/2021 7:35:00 PM
Thanks Susan. ;0)
Date: 7/17/2021 2:55:00 AM
Powerful and true especially today, congratulations on POTD:)
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Richard Lamoureux
Date: 7/17/2021 7:35:00 PM
Thanks Jo. ;0)
Date: 7/15/2021 4:53:00 PM
Wonderfully written Rick, a belated congratulations on POTD, sorry I missed this gem!
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Richard Lamoureux
Date: 7/15/2021 7:34:00 PM
Thanks for the visit Tania.
Date: 7/15/2021 12:26:00 PM
You danced through this one...with a sad truth for many...Congratulations Richard Lamoureux on POTD.
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Richard Lamoureux
Date: 7/15/2021 7:35:00 PM
Thanks Arturo.
Date: 7/15/2021 1:54:00 AM
Phonographic unused cylinders of time crooned again Beautiful. Congratulations!
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Richard Lamoureux
Date: 7/15/2021 5:20:00 AM
Thanks for commenting.
Date: 7/14/2021 7:26:00 PM
Smitten and then Bitten... many can relate. Congratulations Richard, on Poem of the Day. Hugs, Brandy
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Richard Lamoureux
Date: 7/15/2021 5:21:00 AM
Thanks and a big hug back.
Date: 7/14/2021 2:27:00 PM
An excellent POTD, Richard, many congratulations!
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Richard Lamoureux
Date: 7/15/2021 5:21:00 AM
Thanks Michelle. ;0)
Date: 7/14/2021 12:42:00 PM
- Back with a congratulations, Richard :) - hugs // Anne-Lise :)
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Richard Lamoureux
Date: 7/15/2021 5:22:00 AM
Thanks Anne-Lise. Hugs Rick.
Date: 7/14/2021 12:06:00 PM
Your spectacular write sure deserves POTD, Richard. Congrats! ~ Gershon
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Richard Lamoureux
Date: 7/15/2021 5:22:00 AM
Thanks My friend.
Date: 7/14/2021 11:08:00 AM
Congratulations on your POTD. Thoroughly deserved it. Victor
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Richard Lamoureux
Date: 7/15/2021 5:23:00 AM
Much appreciated Victor. ;0)
Date: 7/14/2021 10:18:00 AM
Congratulations, Richard. I told you it should be POTD!!! Superb writing!
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Richard Lamoureux
Date: 7/15/2021 5:24:00 AM
You did get this party started Milton. Thanks for dropping back. ;0)
Date: 7/14/2021 10:06:00 AM
Beautiful Creation. Congratulations!
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Richard Lamoureux
Date: 7/15/2021 5:24:00 AM
Much appreciated. ;0)
Date: 7/14/2021 9:07:00 AM
Hey, Richard, lighten up .... I've graduated from "carbon" dating to cyber dating.....remember when being sent to your room was a punishment....PUNISHMENT......CAN WE SAY THAT ANY MORE...
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Richard Lamoureux
Date: 7/15/2021 5:25:00 AM
Ha hA, good one. ;0)
Date: 7/14/2021 8:59:00 AM
Richard, great writing as usual, I like the theme too and congratulations on receiving POEM OF THE DAY enjoy the honor ~ peace and tranquility _Constance
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Richard Lamoureux
Date: 7/15/2021 5:26:00 AM
Thanks so much Constance. Hugs Rick.
Date: 7/14/2021 8:09:00 AM
Congratulations on your POTD win. A wonderful write. Sad this is what the world has come to. As you say, "There trapped in your room." Have a blessed day....................
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Richard Lamoureux
Date: 7/15/2021 5:26:00 AM
You as well Paula.
Date: 7/14/2021 7:29:00 AM
Congrats on POTD, Richard,
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Richard Lamoureux
Date: 7/15/2021 5:27:00 AM
Thanks Eve. ;0)
Date: 7/14/2021 7:13:00 AM
Richard I enjoyed reading your thought provoking poem that casts light on the adverse effects of addiction to the virtual world and ... so true... yes.. '"just a prisoner trapped in room.." Loved your title too...Hearty congrats on your deserving POTD... God bless... ~ Ani
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Richard Lamoureux
Date: 7/15/2021 5:28:00 AM
Blessings to you too Anitha. Thanks for your thoughtful comment and visit.
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