We are everywhere
Smartphone addicts clutching our cravings
At bus stops and beaches
Our curiosity is insatiable and ubiquitous
From disasters to dinnertime
We record images of the profane and mundane
Amusing ourselves
Fooling ourselves into mistranslations of truth
Stealing souls
Which was a truth that we used to scoff at
Yet now with bullied victims piling up, that truth seems prescient
Lives stolen by recirculated images of grief
Pain, unceasing
Kept alive by likes and shares of shameful moments
The only option is full deletion
Morgued, they have unfriended us
Forever
David Trudel © 2013
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Great piece!
Thanks Alicia.
Yes. Needed to be said.
Thanks Susan.
Word!
Truth!
Frighteningly true…Well written.
Thank you so much, appreciate it.
Stealing souls indeed.