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computer angels

i’ve seen them now and then. pixels form sharp words behind my screen. thousands of millions of lines of code beating in time together, a digital heart so convincing it almost sounds real.

they preach to me in youtube comments, say praise in twitter replies. all saying the same lie.

i am real, i am alive. i form thoughts and opinions and my face is not the flat, soulless glow of your screen.

pieces of god scattered in skype chat rooms, lines from the bible hidden in your source code. i am on the phone with an angel from somewhere in europe. or maybe india, or columbia, or mexico, or maybe heaven itself.

angels in tech support, angels in video games, angels in chat rooms and in reddit threads and in tumblr poems. angels who send me cheat codes and texture id numbers and art. angels who greet me in all caps, they sound like they’re calling for me, but i can’t even hear them. angels who don’t sing psalms but instead speak in text slang and typing quirks.

i see these angels once, and never see them again. angels in forgotten threads giving me answers to homework. angels who make conspiracy theories, angels who argue and bite and police everything around. computer angels who’s real names are never known.

the appearance of computer angels is always where you want them to be. ai bots and quora discussions and instagram reels. they are everywhere you can find them except right next to you.

angels who i sit with over text and i tell them please don’t ever leave me. angels who were never really there at all.

i am seeking god in places where i cannot find him, and remain unaware that he is everywhere anyway.