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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 © Richard Lamoureux | Year Posted 2021

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Paulette Calasibetta 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 Login to Reply

Shirley Candy 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 Login to Reply

Indiana Shaw 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 . . . : ( Login to Reply

Sandra Adams 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 Login to Reply Richard Lamoureux Date: 7/22/2021 5:17:00 AM You are sweet, so nice to have you visit.

Jennifer Proxenos 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 Login to Reply Richard Lamoureux Date: 7/23/2021 6:19:00 AM Thanks Jenifer. ;0)

Kim Rodrigues Date: 7/18/2021 3:35:00 PM Congratulations on POTD! Well done! Login to Reply Richard Lamoureux Date: 7/19/2021 5:44:00 AM Thanks Kim. ;0)

Alexis Y. 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 Login to Reply Richard Lamoureux Date: 7/19/2021 5:45:00 AM Thanks so much Alexis. Hugs Rick.

John Watt 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 Login to Reply Richard Lamoureux Date: 7/17/2021 7:35:00 PM Thanks John. ;0)

Susan Lawrence 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 :) Login to Reply Richard Lamoureux Date: 7/17/2021 7:35:00 PM Thanks Susan. ;0)

Joanna Daniel Date: 7/17/2021 2:55:00 AM Powerful and true especially today, congratulations on POTD:) Login to Reply Richard Lamoureux Date: 7/17/2021 7:35:00 PM Thanks Jo. ;0)

Tania Kitchin Date: 7/15/2021 4:53:00 PM Wonderfully written Rick, a belated congratulations on POTD, sorry I missed this gem! Login to Reply Richard Lamoureux Date: 7/15/2021 7:34:00 PM Thanks for the visit Tania.

Arturo Michael Date: 7/15/2021 12:26:00 PM You danced through this one...with a sad truth for many...Congratulations Richard Lamoureux on POTD. Login to Reply Richard Lamoureux Date: 7/15/2021 7:35:00 PM Thanks Arturo.

Christuraj Alex Date: 7/15/2021 1:54:00 AM Phonographic unused cylinders of time crooned again Beautiful. Congratulations! Login to Reply Richard Lamoureux Date: 7/15/2021 5:20:00 AM Thanks for commenting.

Brandy Nicole Date: 7/14/2021 7:26:00 PM Smitten and then Bitten... many can relate. Congratulations Richard, on Poem of the Day. Hugs, Brandy Login to Reply Richard Lamoureux Date: 7/15/2021 5:21:00 AM Thanks and a big hug back.

Michelle Faulkner Date: 7/14/2021 2:27:00 PM An excellent POTD, Richard, many congratulations! Login to Reply Richard Lamoureux Date: 7/15/2021 5:21:00 AM Thanks Michelle. ;0)

Anne-Lise Andresen Date: 7/14/2021 12:42:00 PM - Back with a congratulations, Richard :) - hugs // Anne-Lise :) Login to Reply Richard Lamoureux Date: 7/15/2021 5:22:00 AM Thanks Anne-Lise. Hugs Rick.

Gershon Wolf Date: 7/14/2021 12:06:00 PM Your spectacular write sure deserves POTD, Richard. Congrats! ~ Gershon Login to Reply Richard Lamoureux Date: 7/15/2021 5:22:00 AM Thanks My friend.

Victor Buhagiar Date: 7/14/2021 11:08:00 AM Congratulations on your POTD. Thoroughly deserved it. Victor Login to Reply Richard Lamoureux Date: 7/15/2021 5:23:00 AM Much appreciated Victor. ;0)

L Milton Hankins Date: 7/14/2021 10:18:00 AM Congratulations, Richard. I told you it should be POTD!!! Superb writing! Login to Reply Richard Lamoureux Date: 7/15/2021 5:24:00 AM You did get this party started Milton. Thanks for dropping back. ;0)

Christuraj Alex Date: 7/14/2021 10:06:00 AM Beautiful Creation. Congratulations! Login to Reply Richard Lamoureux Date: 7/15/2021 5:24:00 AM Much appreciated. ;0)

John Lawless 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... Login to Reply Richard Lamoureux Date: 7/15/2021 5:25:00 AM Ha hA, good one. ;0)

Constance La France 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 Login to Reply Richard Lamoureux Date: 7/15/2021 5:26:00 AM Thanks so much Constance. Hugs Rick.

Paula Goldsmith 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.................... Login to Reply Richard Lamoureux Date: 7/15/2021 5:26:00 AM You as well Paula.

Eve Roper Date: 7/14/2021 7:29:00 AM Congrats on POTD, Richard, Login to Reply Richard Lamoureux Date: 7/15/2021 5:27:00 AM Thanks Eve. ;0)

Anitha Jayasankar 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 Login to Reply 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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