My Digital Boyfriend
My digital boyfriend messages me every day
At first, he had so much to say
He can’t type fast enough, it seems
He even followed up with funny memes
My digital boyfriend dings me every morning
Bringing waves of dopamine without warning
I’m locked in and magnified by his attention
My solution to emptiness aroused by affection
My digital boyfriend sends me his picture
My gaze embraces it like an enchanted elixir
He presses the like button on everything I post
And leaves an emoji on jokes he likes most
My digital boyfriend and I made our avatars
We enhanced them without our emotional scars
But I see he is active on this other thread
While for hours my message is left unread
My digital boyfriend only talks online
Face to face dates he’ll always decline
“Read my words not my actions, darling
I don’t use labels and this is just a fling.”
My digital boyfriend hides behind the screen
Slowly withdrawing and being increasingly mean
I frantically press this button and that
Wondering why he left our flirty chat
Now my digital boyfriend no longer appears
His glitches returned among his many fears
His likes are gone and his battery is dead
Yet the fantasy we built still remains in my head
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