Social Media Friends Julie Debats Social Media Friends share what’s on their minds, Providing plentiful powerful posts of all kinds, From exotic explorations to pictures of tasty sensations. People convey they are tightly knitted together like a cozy pink sweater. Tweet, Snap, Like Yet outside the tiny world of screens, you look away from me, A forebodingly common practice today. We both know our eyes connected. Only your eyes ran as if they spotted a rabid dog lunging towards concessions. Did my friendly smile scare you? Was it the gentle wave of my hand inviting you in? I know it can’t be my breath for we are moons apart. Tweet, Snap, Like Here I remain, Wondering what worrisome offense I made, Until the stinging crack of reality’s whip strikes me. True Friends dance to the beat of conversation, Leaping over chairs, Swaying through the crowd. They lift you up and twirl you around. Then you find yourself caught within the warm embrace of soft words of affirmation. I was consumed with the idea friends are based off quantity. No longer will I follow the lying lull of your pictureperfect screens. Now I can return to the world without a maximum of characters. I can return to the world without fake personas. I am free and my True Friends are with me. Tweet, Snap, Life
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