Virtual Reality (by Jennifer Wildman)

We live in a small compass,

Between reality and magic.

In this playground for immortality,

Both spectator and spectacle

Inhabit uncharted world space.

Here the plain can experience

The self-presentation of great beauty,

The meek can encompass the bold.

Here the soul is not only decentered,

But multiplied without limit.

In this sphere of surreality,

Meet the avatar

And its telepresence.

Step into the picture -

Become what you play,

Generate and destroy.

Can the human spirit penetrate

This virtual world?

Immersion or illusion:

We can be recreated,

Or we can recreate ourselves.

Infinity reflected in the finite

We are who we pretend to be.