Social Media
Our relationship is in words
I don’t know how to spell
You promised me heaven
And instead I’m in hell
Upon reflection
I couldn’t understand your inflection
I started choking
You claim were only joking
It’s all for naught
Especially if you get caught.
Social media
Only makes you greedier
Is there a limit to the attention you crave?
It’s not just you
It’s everyone.
Non monetary compensation
Lack of contemplation
There’s no time to stop and examine
We’ve gotta keep on scrolling
To run faster than the non stop trolling
The influencers are under the influence
And they got drunk on invisible power
The feeling only lasts for an hour
Sometimes less
Sometimes it’s the best
Sometimes they just needed to get it off their chest.
You could almost hear their laughter
If it wasn’t for their mansion walls
They’re too busy to take your calls.
Good morning
I have a warning
It’s a new day
I’ve got something to say
Would you even take my advice
Especially when it’s not nice?
The memories are better than the present
It makes me bitter and I resent that
We’re all trapped in our devices
There’s not enough data available to measure the dangers
Of engaging with strangers
And going off script.
They call it a meltdown
Time out
Sit in the corner
And think of what you’ve said
The truths you spoke messed with peoples heads
It hurts to face it
There’s nowhere to hide in the digital world
There’s no way to mend fences
When the sheep have burned down the farm.
Pretty soon they will run out of food
And they will come for you
And then what will you do
If you’re canceled you won’t be renewed.
Maybe you’ll change your identity
And then you can be free
Just like me
Trust me
You’ll see
I’m a no one
And yet I have the most fun
Because I don’t rely on anyone for approval
Sent from your phone
You knew I’d be alone
So you took the opportunity to break my heart
I’m sure you didn’t want to be so cruel
But there was no way you’d end up on top
There’s never a good time for goodbye
There’s never a good time for a relationship to die
You drew the first blood
And you washed it down with my tears
I guess I didn’t learn anything after all those years
If that’s how it ends
Let’s not pretend we can make things right
Denial is what brought us here in the first place
And accepting reality will set us free
Don’t you want to be free?
Before you go
There’s one thing I want you to know
I’ll always think of the good times instead of the bad
I’ll never understand why happiness made you sad
And when my heart mends one day
I’ll look back and smile
Because I stopped wasting my time
Trying to make you see the vision of our future
That resided only in my head