V1
trinity —
she aims for
infinity & beyonnnnd
oh, no — she got that fomo
she, wants to do it alllll
generation, now
noww — she wants to grapple nowww
export: that dairy
download another cattle cowwww
rabble-rouse on the forum
kill time murder boredom
carpal tunnel in her forearms
text: ignore the sore thumbs
her posture approximates, that
that of a mantis
praying to her tech device
sacrifice, upward glances
y’all know: friends, used to make
eye contact in convos
tooo slow for trinity
give her validation: pronto
social me, me, media
she feasts upon news feedia
she hopes you’re like,
“wowww .. i truly wanna be ya”
always posting pics, of self —
like a piece of meat, from denny’s
she’s posting plates of fooood
like they’re pictures of her tittiesss
all for social currency
users: follow back
she’s got awful posting urgency
please go, double tap !

V2
but — that’s all an act
the internet: an extension of ideal life
she’s caught up, in the, web
in, security
don’t show feeel life
don’t show anger, panic, sadness or disgust
keep her avatar caviar
all the happy packaged up 🙂
this, fear of missing out
a delicate mind state
profiles ain’t merchandise
real lives are at stake !
we’re people, watchin’ people
scared about talkin’ people
those people thinkin’ same:
that we are the gawkin’ people !
maybe that’s heaven:
it’s the legacy you leave behind
your image & the likeness
that is statue in some people’s minds
shapes defined
in the hedges that you cut
so go, post up your garden
but yo, don’t fuck it up ..

Epilogue
ring-a-round the rosie
a pocket full of posies
the modern day plague
is the way of social postings

ring-a-round the rosie
a pocket full of posies
#hashtag #hashtag
we all fall down ..

10 JUL 2017 | Copyright © B. Yee
Lyrics from the album, Where Wolves Lie, 2018, by BMEDD & Shinobi