Spending time on social media can be soul-destroying and leave you feeling worthless. This is Death by Social Media a poem drawing the tracks of the social media emotional rollercoaster.
574 friends, met only 550 of them,
still, I celebrate ??
took me hours to photoshop
my face to perfection/put on the right smile
Once / got 490 ?, not bad
for a dreary morning's work
(never went for that walk with Betty /
creating post excellence requires time and utmost dedication)
I log on
drop head first into the newsfeed
now on board the soul-destruct
social media rollercoaster.
The highs are high,
poor Caroline, she tries so hard
but her dreadful, cringe-worthy photo
fell flat.
The lows are low,
Megan's post grabbed 1000s of
? and shares +
tons of hilarious comments.
The highs are medium,
Natasha gave my post
a ?, Bob
a ?
The lows drop lower,
Alan / right now / is sipping a cocktail
in the luxury lounge of a 5-star hotel
(me / sipping bitter coffee, shivering)
The lows burn a hole in the floor /
here come the weekly stats:
20 hours
14 posts
2 likes
570 silences
0 shares
0 friend requests
WHAT IS WRONG WITH ME???
I KNOW!!!
I'M NOT PRETTY ENOUGH
I'M NOT FUNNY ENOUGH
I'M NOT RICH ENOUGH
I'M NOT CONTROVERSIAL ENOUGH
I'M BORING
NO ONE LIKES ME!!!
I log off.
Tomorrow, I'll just have to photoshop better,
be funnier, more controversial, more successful
it'll be a must-? must-share post!!!
(I'll just tell Betty that I won't have
time for a walk)
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!That might be a slight bit off base. Would you expand this for me please? 🙂
I hear teenager photoshopping themselves for social media, surely, that can’t be right!
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Yes, yes, yes- one mustn’t overlook this inequality any longer. How to proceed?
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Your goals should be accepted and normal for all.