Inside the Box

Cut off from
The outside world
Except for what messages
Fit through
These tiny holes of perception
These direct lines
Of muddled communication
A thought here
A front there
Sarcasm gone awry
And sexy portraits
From select angles
Of everyone pretending
To be greater than the sum
Of their parts
Or playing another role
Altogether

Another endless
Faceless audience
Adding to the hushed roar
Of overwhelmed
And disconnected synapses
Slowly deteriorating
From the lack
Of human touch