Face in Corporeal Space

Face in Corporeal Space

I hauled myself out                                       of the social media metaverse Networked weary, wary and numb     from its persistent duplicitous staging Shadowing and herding us.             waging on what sum                                     Will be gained from our collective pain promoting doubt and misaligning hearts and mind                                            To be cruel instead of kind              Electing to eardrum us dumb                    A mantra to dull and mute                          the essence of our core.           whispering a continuous chant                 of gloom and doom                                  That steadily changes who we are Amassing hysteria and propaganda.     as a ploy.                                                Betting on 2nd hand chatter,    persistent slander,                                   And that a monologue of mud slinging and pander for the almighty dollar                              will bring some palatable                shame based fame                                 Using any scam and dodging                any proof to employ                                       A fabricated alternative revision            of validity                                                        Lip service to misinformation               and suspicion.                                           That breeds hate, paranoia and division With a click of a mouse or key               We pick and choose our humanity.   Posting sensationalism,regionalism separatism pessimism, Nationalism pietism,victimizim,sexism racism, martyrdom,dogmatism and ostracism All bordering on fanatical Irrational extremist protectionism    dismembering our living souls            with barbarity.                                      Armed with carnivorous delight            We tally up and rally for the fight succumbing with murderous venom     To fears of unwelcome phantoms.     Cult like we bring home a narrative  composed and contrived                       from conspiracy                                            that retells truth and reality                 with biased justification                         that maligns a fair clarification                Of news and knowledge where insight Is based on plausibility                            and believability                                         Not on popularity or publicity                 The online avatar we choose and use individually defined                                  and collectively designed                 Masks us up to be most                    godlike and grandiose.               wraithlike we insidiously superimpose Our presence like a powerfully             fed ghost                                                     Into whatever self fulfilling world          we choose                                                         A soul stealing universe          Formulating fiction into fact                 And fisting up the populace                  with teeth bared.                             Knuckled up for a slanted subjective online monster hiding under our bed And it will be our democracy                that will be bled.                                       This  monster we create will be our fate Without mercy it will continue                 to  grow and feed                                     from the serving plate of lies,            greed and misdeed.                                     In choosing a side and letting it ride Using this global forum to demonstrate even for promoting truth,                             I am complicit too                                     And by linking rancor to combat hate Our idealistic starry eyed view               Of righteousness will segregate us        Truth will not prevail without trust.   Trust and grace must go hand in hand For the truth to seed                                 and water barren land.                  Altruism should be our truism.            And rationalism, a reality                          Of our touch and taste actuality, Should be our daily asylum                    Not a deep abysmal chasm                      Of fraudulent misdirection to fall into. Liberty presented in deed and action Should be our only emblem                      of patriotism.                                               Not a excuse to solidify                                a adversarial reaction                         Within any particular group or faction Our commonality and the light             that shines Is born equivalent                  in all of us.                                                    Our similarity should be seen                  as community                                             Our differences not a hindrance             to be deemed a interference                     In our quest for our own self-identity Nor to see otherness                                   as the unwashed rabble                      Ready to replace or erase our place    Our distinctness and diversity are key To a healthy democracy .                  Choose to advocate only                        with charity inside.                      Transform your virtual and actual world and link openness to diversity                and equality as a guide                Whatever you share of yourself               in our global and virtual society      should  not mask who you are                  in your inner space.                      Contribute only goodness                      and leave not a trace                                   Of any view that hinders                          the human race                                   Towards healing the light                      that shines bright In each of us-MLH