False Connection (Lov'ection)
Imagining the trajectory of a transitory human connection.
This poem details the imagined trajectory of an online date, just one amidst millions of other transitory human connections.
The more enjoyable challenge was squeezing twenty-eight different words — all ending in '-ection' — into its seven stanzas.
False Connection (Lov'ection)
Connection
in social spaces
Confection
inside a phone
Selection
from false faces
Infection
of body and soul
Defection
required
Imperfection
forgotten in haste
Intersection
desired
Affection
increasing pace
Resurrection
acquired
Projection
for a win
Perfection
to a peak
Injection
of satin skin
Interjection
comes unbidden
Inspection
of private feed
Detection
of messages hidden
Misdirection
of misdeeds
Deflection
of accusation
Objection
ignored
Dissection
of first assumption
Inflection
in planned course
Correction
of future promise
Rejection
of empty pleas
Reflection
of past fears
Dejection
amid false tears
Self-protection
re-instated
Ejection
from the dream
Direction
taken back
Reconnection
within the real