Wednesday, February 9, 2011

Are they 'cyber' friends. ?

,,,or 'real' friends ?
Does it matter ?
Really ?
Is there someone out there, of  flesh and blood and sinew,
who CARES about you ?
Is it any different, in essence, from the romanticized "pen pals" of yesteryear ?
I continuously waffle back and forth on this subject...
both as a WRITER...
and frankly, as a PERSON living in this new Millennium...
Where can one find the ABSOLUTE answers to these "pressing" issues ?
Are there, in fact, cemented conclusions available ?
And what of the GUILT associated with these new cyber relationships ?
Where is that coming from ?
GUILT continues to be, at least from MY humble point of view,
a hugely, WASTED emotion...
Bottom line....
pre-VALENTINE's DAY...

ARE YOU LOVED ???
DO YOU LOVE ???

IS IT ALL RELATIVE ?

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