Sterling Warner
Napoleon and Josephine's Nightmare

wax
seal
stamped on
envelopes,
love letters received
from Ms. Lonely Hearts long before
tender technology begat sizzling cyber-sex—
salacious, steamy sites linking abandoned, forlorn, solitary souls on the brink

where keyboards replace pens writing romantic missives
charitable chat rooms replace
fastidiously
crafted heart
felt words
trite
safe