When I don’t post, It feels I don’t exist. Is anyone listening to the silence? Does anyone get concerned? Without posting Forgotten i die.
Author Archives: closetsocialonline
I take a peek
When you leave your social media open And you’re not around, I sometimes close the page But I sometimes take a peek. I disapprove of myself But I find myself justified As I see the secrets you keep from me. The conversations you have The person you allow yourself to be The fantasies that youContinue reading “I take a peek”
A troll inside
The things I would like to post that I don’t. The lure of the disconnect felt online Allows shameful emotions to rise Further up than I would’ve allowed otherwise. Do we all have trolls inside? Lurking in the shadows of our decency? When it’ll never go beyond the web Which values do we hold dear?Continue reading “A troll inside”
Dancing around
We dance around our feelings Pretending to be friends Texting innocent comments Followed by ambiguous emojis. This is it, we have said. What if it was more, we have tried. What was the lesson learned, I don’t know. What will happen now, we dance around.
old profile pictures
Just your old profile pictures Is all i can see. You have changed so much since then As i know you to be, The most beautiful woman In this world. This photo, is almost a stranger to me
The void
Only a small piece of your profile Is all I’m able to see. The rest, its silence loud, A dark void of what used to be, Of what could’ve been. If only we had ran away together, Instead of returning to our lives, After daring like teenagers, Letting ourselves love/live again, A dark void indeed.
Sometimes I wonder
Sometimes I wonder What if I unleashed myself On my profile. Let a dark part of myself take over. One that doesn’t care. It should be easier Than in real life, Cyberspace is both near and far. As there’s a part of me, That doesn’t want to care. There’s a self absorbed version of myselfContinue reading “Sometimes I wonder”
Lurker
I watch from the edges, People sharing, Getting liked and favored. I feel the urges to come out From the shadows and share myself, Step in the light and share in the attention. Then I see a post confronting me Confronting me unknowingly Challenging a belief or opinion And I respond to the challenge inContinue reading “Lurker”
“Read more…”
I want you to like meAnd share meI want you to engageAnd help me soarI may have scrolled past youThrough our busy feedsOur connection is mostly a fleeting tapFrom one screen to the nextI want you to read meBut when do I ever click on “read more..”?
I’m a dreamer and reality hurts
I’m a dreamer and reality hurts.The weight of world is crushing down on meI know if I play by the rules, I can make the world lighter on meI can breathe deeply and restAnd be at ease.But there’s a truth inside of meThat doesn’t agree with the rulesAnd it’s the only truth I know.Would youContinue reading “I’m a dreamer and reality hurts”