Open, instant, discreet mass communication
the breadth of which can be invigoratingly
fascinating as we 'speak' remotely to strangers
people from ethnic groups, cultures, backgrounds
so unlike our own. Messages suddenly there
begging for response, yours to ignore or
perchance to open, the risk of solicitation
of funds to support a cause, of revelations
of yearning to be assisted in migration or
more commonly a lonely soul seeking
passive friendship. Of them all the predator
prepping prey for the chance to pounce. It
is the plaintive requests from Iraq, Iran and
Afghanistan that most chill the mind in stark
foreboding; you empathize, offer comfort but
cannot proffer substantive material assistance
for all the downtrodden, oppressed and fearful
victims of violence and persecution in a world
where live testimony of forlorn tragedy reigns.
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