Our
Social
Media lives-
A blessing or
A new addiction?
Utopian rat race,
All that out-pouring of life
To inspect, admire and envy,
Are we living in a real world?
Checking people's likes and posts in minute
Comparing how we measure against others,
Allowing technology to count
Our true worth, counting the likes and
Popularity - not good
Living in this fake space,
Working very hard
To show perfect
Lives, social
Media
Hype!
Dark
Media
Internet,
Faceless bullies
Trolling the airways
Greedily feeding on
The sadness in our private life,
Posting vitriolic abuse,
Searching out the insecurities,
Hiding behind the anonymity
Afforded by internet media space,
Hurting the fragile existence of
The vulnerable searching for
Acceptance in the world of
Internet posts and likes,
Compounding the dark
Thoughts that cloud their
Minds - internet
Media
Blight!
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Author:
sue.evans (
Offline) - Published: September 2nd, 2017 02:03
- Comment from author about the poem: Inspired and motivated by Goldfinch60's post 'FIBS' I researched Ethereees and attempted a piece of writing that has a double Etheree in each verse. Etherees The poetry form, Etheree, consists of 10 lines of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 syllables. Etheree can also be reversed and written 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. Double Etheree: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 10, 9, 8, 7, 5, 4, 3, 2,1 Thank you Goldfinch60 for sharing this form. I really enjoyed the challenge - not sure about the flow but good fun. Focussed on two of the many faces of social media and it's place in today's society.
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Comments6
Well done indeed - think I'll return to read again later but some write. I know how difficult it is to write in strict guidelines especially if you seek to maintain meter, word flow etc .
Thank you 😊 don't think I quite cracked the meter and word flow - but practice makes perfect - I shall try another! Thanks for reading.
Measuring ourselves too much with others is a product of what this fine poem states as the the internet blight - good and sound points made here Sue. Love the form you used too.
Thank you 😊
Very good write and well done in using the form.
Thanks to you sir! Thank you 😊
A very pertinent issue expressed in a very good poem.
Thank you 😊
Sue, I like the way it looks, I like the writing, I like the content. It cannot get much better than that.
To kind sir- thank you 😊
Wow, wow, wow. That is all I can say.
Glad you enjoyed it. Thank you for reading and commenting. 😊
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