A Blitz poem about the dark side of social media. |
AUTHOR'S NOTE: A Blitz poem is intended to be read as quickly as possible, pausing only to breathe. Sometimes they “like” you Sometimes they don’t Don’t miss an update Don’t hold back anything Anything goes Anything’s fair Fair to criticize Fair to exploit Exploit the diversity Exploit the insecurity Insecurity of body Insecurity of mind Mind that’s fragile Mind that’s been poisoned Poisoned with lies Poisoned with envy Envy of others Envy of covetous intent Intent to harm Intent to hurt Hurt with shame Hurt with hate Hate yourself Hate others Others who are different Others who can’t fight back Back against unfair accusations Back against anonymous trolls Trolls who sow chaos Trolls who inflict pain Pain that causes isolation Pain that takes lives Lives of your own Lives that are not Not going to be okay Not yours to ruin Ruin with rage Ruin with isolation Isolation from conscience Isolation from consequence Consequence for your actions Consequence for your words Words that crave attention Words that keep others away Away from a connection Away from me Me and I Me and myself Myself... I... ** Image ID #2144723 Unavailable ** ------------------------------ 50 lines / 167 words Form: Blitz Originally written for "Rebel Poetry Contest" and "I Write in 2018" . |