what it is is the connection
the acknowledgment that you
are real, that you matter
you look for the the little numbers
on the globe in the upper right corner
you refresh refresh refresh
and should you find yourself at home
two cats sleeping on the couch
nobody in the bathroom or already
gone to bed, then you open up
another tab and look for a thumbs-up
but this isn’t real, it isn’t affection
it’s like the accumulation of pennies
in the fountain at the shopping mall
one wish joining another and another
no one ever finding out what happened
/ / /
Jason Crane
13 January 2015
Oak Street
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