36. Blank

A book with blank pages
Unfulfilled, unfilled, empty
Drawing in potential
Inviting creation
Inviting ink, coloration
Like the folios of my life


Life in San Francisco

1851. Rethinking Linking

If you
Casually
Meet me,
Why do
You think
I'll connect
With you
Publicly
In LinkedIn?
I don't
Know you,
What harm
Or good
You could do
To my online
Reputation.
We link
Impetuously
Hopeful
Of future
Mutual
Benefit.


Life in San Francisco

1850. Deleted

Confused
As to why you
Couldn't
Take a second
And respond
To my SMS
Text,
I deleted
You as
My Facebook
Friend.


Life in San Francisco

1875. Engage Me

Mingling
With social
Notables
Is not
Interesting
Unless
They,
Genuinely
Friendly,
Have
Something
To ask
Or say
To me


Life in San Francisco

1871. Un-Friended

He was
Unfriendly,
So I
Un-Friended
Him.
In case you
Wondered,
That's why
His picture
And profile
Are no longer
Listed
Among
My Facebook
Friends.


Life in San Francisco

1870. Loose Affiliations

How well do
You know him?
How often
Do you call?
And do you
Also know
My friend,
Horton?
He's a handful.
I'm not sure
How to answer.
Connections
And mutual
Acquaintances
Could be a curse
Or a blessing
Depending.


Life in San Francisco

1873. Facebook Reflection

Friendship
Is now so
Public
What with
Facebook.
But all these,
Are they
Real?
How can
They be
With folks
I don't know
Seeking
To Facebook Friend
Me.
I've un-Friended
Two men,
Who were
Actively negative
Or unkind,
Deleting their
Pictures and profiles
From my sight.
All the world
Saw it, too.
What else or more
Can I do?
The alternative
Is to be daily
Reminded
Of unkindness
Or continue
A charade.
I prefer
To keep
A smaller group
Where each
Is actually
Either a friend
Or at least
A past
Or potential
Positive connection
Reflective
Of elements
Of my life.


Life in San Francisco