trust

pinky promise

how do we trust?

will a pinky promise, deep look into the eyes, utterance of 'trust me’ do?

how about a firm shake of the limbs and a meal together in each other’s physical spaces?

to make it real serious, a verbal vow, a ceremony, and a passing of a fancy piece of metal with a shiny rock to wear on the fourth phalange?

but even then it’s still arbitrary.

trust is messy. maybe it is meant to be.

but what if i could trust without knowing someone? would it be as meaningful?

what if i could trust a stranger to drive me at a click of a button, know the directions to anywhere without asking anyone?

what if i could entrust in star ratings, swipe left and right to find love, have food appear at my front door?

what if i could learn anything in the world without interacting with another soul, watch an infinite stream of videos recommended to me, listen to an endless loop of songs made just for me?

is that what i want, to quietly trust ‘it’ instead of someone? trust in ‘it’ instead of a human in th…