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Social Media Monster

August 9, 2013
By summergirl21 GOLD, Salt Lake City, Utah
summergirl21 GOLD, Salt Lake City, Utah
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Favorite Quote:
"So come with me, where dreams are born, and time is never planned. Just think of happy things, and your heart will fly on wings, forever, in Never Never Land!" -Peter Pan


The vibrant screens seduce us
Blankly we stare
Enraptured by false beauty
Pulling us into its lair

It unlocks the private lives of others
Yet most of it is fiction
The more you get the more you want
It’s an unbreakable addiction

You act as a shadow for hours at a time
Stalking without surrender
You only find things you don’t want to see
Things you don’t want to remember

People say things they will later regret
Saved forever on a small screen
The drama, the updates, the pictures
What does all of it mean?

Originally intended to keep us together
Now is setting us apart
Technology is disconnecting the human race
With no mercy and no heart


The author's comments:
This definitely needs work, but it's how I feel about social media these days.

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on Aug. 24 2013 at 9:58 pm
summergirl21 GOLD, Salt Lake City, Utah
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Favorite Quote:
"So come with me, where dreams are born, and time is never planned. Just think of happy things, and your heart will fly on wings, forever, in Never Never Land!" -Peter Pan

Thanks so much for the nice comment! :) Made my day

on Aug. 16 2013 at 3:33 pm
PeanutButterJelly SILVER, Hanahan, South Carolina
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I loved this! It connects with modern day issues teens and young childrens face by being surrounded with technology. The choice of words in this was fantastic!