The name of this painting is Love. It is a retirement present for my cousin. They were delighted with the way it turned out, and so am I. They are a beautiful couple and I enjoyed painting them. I worked from several photos which I took both at the retirement party and later at my home.
This poem was inspired by the book Player One, written by Ernest Cline. My book club is currently reading this book. I’m half way through, so I don’t know how it all ends.
The characters meet online as avatars. They only know each other as the characters they created.
But isn’t that true of life? All we really know about each other is what we are willing to reveal.
I wrote this about my soft addiction. A soft addiction could be any thing from playing too many computer games, to relationships with people that are not working out. Either way, you are torn between needing them, and the realization that they are bad for you.
The weekly writing challenge, on WordPress, challenges blog writers to write on a weekly topic. This poem was originally scheduled for Saturday morning. I am moving today’s post to Saturday so I can submit this poem, today, to the challenge. Wish me luck!