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On line relationships

I am no collector of names.

I do not accrue friends

simply as a body count,

to use as a badge of honour.

 

I choose and craft and imbibe

the incense,

the fragrance

the essence

of those I enjoy,

those I relate to

and respect.

 

That's not to say I disrespect others,

far from it,

I am in awe of most.

I genuflect to the ability,

to the skill and presence

of so many writers

and artists and poets.

 

But I can share myself,

my body and soul,

only with a few

who can forgive me

my sins

and who are prepared

to sleep with the devil.

 

19/09/20

Author's Note

Reviews

[Coyote Poetry]

When we write. We are open to others views.
"But I can share myself,
my body and soul,
only with a few
who can forgive me
my sins
and who are prepared
to sleep with the devil."
I did like the honesty of the above words. Outstanding poetry shared John.
Coyote

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Thank you so much Coyote John.

[Coyote Poetry]

You are welcome John.

[Kari Rakitan]

This is a fun poem. I reach out to a lot of people because I have a message to share and I believe those who need to hear it will benefit from reading my work. I'm open to intelligent conversations with people, but a lot of what I get is just small talk, and I ignore it.

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Yes I get it but I guess I weed out all the wasters who simply collect and do not converse or share. Many thank yous Kari.

[Chris Shaw]

I have to confess, I could do some weeding of my own. I don't add too many these days. My contacts comprise of a fair few who do not use their accounts anymore. Well conveyed free verse John. A reminder for me to do some gardening.

Chris

[John Alexander McFadyen]

I am pretty radical at it myself, especially those who seem inactive. Many thanks for reading Chris.

[barleygirl]

When I first became part of the great online social bowel movement, I attempted to find meaning in my friend's list. For example, I would not say "yes" to a friend request from someone who'd only posted 2 or 3 poems becuz I would need to see a body of work to see if I wanted to read this person regularly. All such distinctions have gone by the wayside, however, as the years go by & my friends list reaches the hundreds & half of them never visit the cafe anymore, but I hate to let go becuz many return in time & it's great to be friends becuz then I see them in my newsfeed on those rare occasions when they re-appear. Nothing at all as tidy & rigid as your own set of rules, as set forth in this poem. I daresay maybe I shouldn't be a friend to anyone if I were to uphold such lofty standards! But I totally understand the wish to control this willy-nilly phenom of online friends! *wink! wink!* Fondly, Margie

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Like you I tend to look for folk I enjoy reading or whom I have a good rapport with. I think I have less than 20 on my list as I do generally remove inactive folk. Many thanks again Margie.