The Meeting Poem by Jim Milks

Across from each other they stand.
Staring at one another.
Nervous laughter fills the air.
Do they even know each other.
Do they care.
literal stranger virtual lover
they know so much, they know so little
what will they discover.
flickering lights dancing before their eyes
brought them together made them allies
clicking keyboards rattle in the air messages sent
with nary a care lives examined and over analyzed
so across from each other they sit
neither willing to admit
and slowly bit by bit
each to the other
they will admit
that they
love
one
another