He didn’t know
there would be
a screen between
when he said,
“I have a dream.”
A screen between
that would intervene
And make us forget
the humanity we try to hide
because of our pride
sitting on the other side
of the screen between.
It’s easy to type
words we wouldn’t say
if we were looking into a face
instead of a glowing space.
There are still fingers
and hands
and hearts
typing those words
that appear
on the screen between.
And eyes that read
and ears that hear
those typed words –
Two people connecting
although not seeing one another
because of the screen between.
“I have a dream,”
his words ring true
for me and you
living in a world
with a screen between.
May we see
and hear
and remember
and dare to dream
even with the screen between.