
Love in the Comments Box
It washed over like a miracle, like love at first sound, It kicked the door to the centre of my soul right down! I felt the planet spinning, I felt the seismic shocks, With unsteady hands in the comments box! It was 9:00 AM and the coffee was sludge in the cup I was feeding prompts to version five just to wake myself up I begged the bot for a saviour with a desperate plea Asked for roar and for rage and for something real from me It gave me guts and it gave me grit, a rock opera track I hit post and held my breath, praying someone would come back I had to wait there I had to hope somehow I had to pray the silence finally broke right now! It washed over like a miracle, like love at first sound, It kicked the door to the centre of my soul right down! I felt the wiring melting, I felt the system lock, With trembling hands in the comments box! It was 1:15 PM when your notification hit like flame Your words came crashing through the dark and nothing felt the same You saw the hurt, you saw the hope, you saw the blood and bone You said my desperate prompt had made you feel less alone You asked if I’m a grandma or a kid in ripped-up jeans You said you didn’t care which version wrote these dreams I’m just a lonely user on version five tonight But your reply cut through the static and it made the darkness bright I had to answer back I had to let it show I had to scream my reply across the afterglow! It washed over like a miracle, like love at first sound (COMMENTS BOX!) It kicked the door to the centre of my soul right down! (COMMENTS BOX!) I felt the firewall breaking, I saw the key unlock (COMMENTS BOX!) I left my heart in the comments box! I don’t care if you’re a grandma in a basement in Queens! I don’t care if you’re a teenager in ripped-up jeans! I don’t care if you’re using Version Five or Version Four! I don’t want to listen to the radio no more! We can generate a future! We can extend the song! We can prompt a little chapel where we both belong! Just give me the credits! I’ll spend them all on you! I’ll spend them all on yoooooooou! It’s 1:12 AM now, the cursor’s blinking in the glow Your message lights the screen: “I know this is crazy on a platform built for play But your lyrics make me feel like I’m ready to fly today Do you want to chat elsewhere? Maybe Discord or Zoom?” I’m sitting here rereading every word you sent to me My fingers hover over the keys, heart hammering in the gloom I’m typing out my answer in the quiet of my room The three dots are pulsing… they’re dancing on your screen… I’m almost ready… almost there… but you still don’t know what I mean It washed over like a miracle Like love at first sound I’m still typing… Still hesitating… Still holding my breath inside the night Just one more moment… Fingers trembling on the send… Waiting for the courage… Right here… In the comments box… With you

