sheltered in darkness
with only the glow
of a monitor's face
and a lonely soul

undesperately lonesome
with a smile for two
sitting at the keyboard
just waiting...
   but for who?

rarely was i joined 
by the joy of a bell
and the flash of a window;
just a solitary hell

so i sit and wait
and wait and pray
and hope that someone 
will make my day

but i really just sit
and blankly stare
at the names of the people
who are and aren't there

and i listen to ballads 
of romance and love
and, in darkness, alone
i stand up and dance

and then one day
a bell and flash
on the screen
----------------
i was quite happy
but who could it be?

a friend of a friend 
who came upon me
we started to talk
quite casually

and on we talked 
about nothing much
family & friends
school & such

but much time had passed
and the night grew quite long
and then it was time
for our talk to be done

we said our goodnights
in the cover of moon
saying only "goodbye,
hope to talk to you soon"