21st Century Technology

Entwined on a porcelain sheets
the tears dripped
down
the side of her cheek
I tried to swallow
their salty
bitterness
to the pit of my stomach
to taste away her pain but
we just lay there in the 21st century
with 21st century love
with 21st century technology
searching for quotes
from Sexton
Brautigan
Neruda
whilst the cat
purred contently
unaware of the shift in patterns
as butterflies with anchors
fluttered
delicately in the wind