by Ashkan Jafarpisheh – July 2020
I am a node – Beep Beep,
Doomed to be forever alone,
Away from the main circuit,
From buzzing of electric gibberish,
Disconnected and closed,
In virtual sack-cloth,
I shed artificial tears,
Beep Beep – Boop & Boop
Anxious to be reconnected to the flock,
Ooooooo, when will my digital time come?!
When I see the bouncing dance of blue and red lights,
And the circus-show of connected delights,
In the belly of the Machine-Beast,
Connected as can be, I think to me:
“Boop Boop Beep Beep,
Why & Why & Why & Why?
I am nnnnot in The Flooow?
I LONgg Tooo B oPen,
2 FrendS AND FOEsssss,
Openly communicating my glitching heart,
To other nodes who keep touching Moe,”
Now stuck, lost and bored,
I will Zippy Zap my messy digital-head into pseudo-stupor,
I am a node – Beep Beep,
Forever alone, but hopeful,
Only one friend I seek,
To share and to be open with,
Boop & Boop & Boop
Beep Beep BePPeeeeP!
The End