Replicas Are A Burden
Words on the screen
another instant message
like a diamond ring
turning out to be cubic zirconium.
Reminiscent of the words
you said to me the night
I asked if you cared.
�Of course, we�re dating.�
Yet your voice betrays
and all I hear is a weight
pulling down a hot air balloon
A week goes by we barely talk
yet somehow manage
to fling words at each other
eventually shattering
our crystal imitation.