Ghosts

They'll tell you everything you think you need to hear...
give you all the ego-boost and pride you desire...
anyone can love you from a distance.
Where are they for the ugly moments?
Where are they when the world isn't all rainbows and butterflies?
Where are they when reality is more than text on a screen?
Nowhere.
They may have all the answers, but ask them to show you something... to teach you something... to live something with you... to be something with you... to exist outside their safe haven of masks and deception the internet so gladly provides.
Maybe it's safer that way.
Maybe it's easier to not commit your soul.
Maybe it's faster to get virtual affection.
Where will they be when the lights go out?
Will they sit in the dark with you?
They're looking at you through the glass...
And, vice-versa.
Remember this.
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