There’s a fear
Not of spiders
Or heights
Or snakes in the grass
Not of public speaking
Confined spaces
Dentists or darkness
There’s a fear
Of missing out
Of what?
Of love
Of kids growing up
A fond kiss
Of nature in its splendour
No it’s a fear
Of missing out on a selfie
With some C class wannabe
Of not living a life
Of someone we want to be
They call this FOMO
Caused by those who self promo
On Facebook Twitter, and Instagram
Who each day bathe in their glory
To let the world into their fake story.
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Author:
The Retired Bloke (
Offline) - Published: November 25th, 2018 04:49
- Comment from author about the poem: There is a new angst in the current generation of FOMO...(Fear of Missing Out) which has been caused by social media. This was brought to my attention yesterday on the radio...
- Category: Reflection
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Comments2
In my long (ish) life I may well have missed out on some things but I have never regretted it as I am more than happy with the life I have.
Good write on the fake world that people seem to call important in this day and age.
Yes Gold. KP does it all the time! Whatever made me marry her?! lol
Some 'celebrities' make us sick! Who cares about a jungle in Australia? There's obviously not much going on in the world then, if that makes the front page of newspapers - the trashy ones, I mean!
And I am married to Kate Price (KP) supposedly, for the purposes of being on this poetry site! heehee.
I’ve got to admit if I were a celebrity I am sure there are better ways of making money than going to the jungle. I don’t even like eating cherries let alone kangaroo dangly bits!
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