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Not Just A Name
April 21, 2014
I am real person,
writing this today.
I am not just a name,
typed up on a screen.
I am sitting at a desk
in a green and purple room,
looking at names
on a laptop screen.
I know they are real,
and I know they have feelings,
but all I can see are their names.
I argue and agree,
share all my philosophies.
But I cannot hear their voices,
and I cannot see their faces.
I try to picture them,
staring at my name.
They don't know all my joys
or the pains of yesterday.
I cannot share my life stories
or hear their memories,
but I feel as if we know each other
because of similarities.
We are names on a screen.
I wonder if they think of me as only virtual,
and I wonder if they know
that I am not just a name on a screen.
© Audrey W., Oneonta, AL
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This article has 11 comments.
sarahcarp63 DIAMOND said...
on Jan. 22 2015 at 4:36 pm
This is so relatable and I think that this something that everyone needs to read because every person is valuable and unique and just because you are online doesn't mean you can tear someone to shreds with words. Very well put.
ansem_unlimited PLATINUM said...
on Dec. 22 2014 at 12:14 pm
this is very insightful, I love it alot. there's all this deep thought in the things you do, it's just brimming with depth
___averylynn_____ SILVER said...
on Aug. 7 2014 at 11:10 pm
I really enjoyed reading this. When people are insensitive, I wonder if they know that we are human... we are all fighting our own battles.
Thank you for the comment! Your view on my poem is interesting, almost the opposite of what I feel. I think it's important for people to know the real, offline you. But I love that you can relate to my poem and see something in it that I didn't even see. Thanks again!
malloryryan07 BRONZE said...
on Jun. 9 2014 at 8:24 pm
I can relate to this so well. As a lifetyle blogger as well as an aspiring poet, I interact with other bloggers and writers often, and I can sometimes relate to them so well without ever having met them. I think online friends are really important because they don't know anything about you to judge. They accept and appreciate the you that you present. Great poem.
I really like this, to me it tells you that you can have a long conversation with someone on a screen and never really know who they are or really get to know them. It has a deep, heartfelt meaning behind it, even though it's written simply. The writing is a bit basic, but I don't think that takes anything away from the pure meaning of the poem (that sounded adulty) :) i really enjoyed reading this. Could u please check out my article 'goodnight' if u have the time? :)
