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I Made A New Friend by Lyn
I Made A New Friend by Lyn
I made a friend tonight, I wasn't expecting too.
Such a long day, with only myself for company,
Some days are harder than other's to spend
alone.....this was a difficult one for many
reasons. Finally, the solitude becomes too
much and I resort to technology to ease the
burden. I log on to a web site that I trust...
where people go to talk about interests held
in common. Not one of those infamous sites
where any kind of chat is allowed...even
encouraged. I don't belong in one of 'those'.
I plan to just watch the conversation flow
around me, and enjoy the illusion that there
are people here with me. I really don't have
anything I need to talk about...I just don't feel
like being alone anymore today. To my surprise,
I find myself drawn into the conversation. Much
talk about nothing in particular...perfect. I suppose
it's just what I needed...a little light chat about
things that really aren't earth shatteringly important.
The time flies by and people leave, for various reasons,
until there are only two of us left. I don't want to quit
yet, so I ask her if she would stay for a while longer.
She say's yes, and we begin to talk in a way that has
me feeling like we truly are in the same room and not
a thousand miles apart. We compare lives, and likes
and all too soon it's 1:30 a.m...well it is for me anyway.
Time zones do matter. It's time to wind the day down.
There is a part of me that would have loved to have
talked all night, but the mind and body do occasionally
require rest. There will be more visits. I know that the
next time I go to this virtual "room"...and find her there,
she will no longer be just a fictional name attached to
a person I don't know. She will be a real person, whose
real name I know, and whom I will truly be glad to 'see'.
We both say goodnight and sign off. I decide to read
some of the things I've written and to my surprise, tears
are rolling down my cheeks. I'm not sad, or upset...I
think they are tears of happiness. That doesn't happen
to me very often. I'm happy because life can be such
a wonderful place. I'm happy that, while not without it's
risks, this little eye to the world on my desk can make
things possible that could never happen otherwise. I'm
happy, because I was able to make a new friend.
~Lyn
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