We met.
You wanted to know
What moved me
What empowered me
What gave my feet wings.
I blushed at first
Unsure of what to say;
We hardly knew one another.
Shyly, the first few lines were
Spoken, fumbled over and expressed.
You grinned and said nothing.
A week went by
And I got bolder.
Tucking my insecurity aside
I spoke a bit more.
You cheered and
called some friends over
To boost my ego.
I preened.
From then
There was no looking back.
A quote a day
A picture every two
An inspirational poster a week
A simpering post every two
And it paid off.
Admiration in droves
Poured in like the unabashed sea.
I gushed.
Life was perfect.
~~~
Until it wasn’t.
They all moved away, you included.
I was beaten by my own excitement
blocked by my ‘friends’
cut off from my confidants
severed from my connections.
Now, I faltered if nobody responded
Cried if nobody empathised
Cringed if everyone ignored
Ranted hoping someone heard.
And you didn’t care.
You’d moved on.
You’d found more unsuspecting souls
To prey upon
And I was left by the wayside
Picking up the pieces
Of my broken self-esteem.
Thank you, Facebook.
For everything. For nothing.
For bringing me back to status quo.
You know just the right way to put it, and I echo your thoughts, just not as eloquently. 😛 🙂
You are way more eloquent than you give yourself credit. Trust me 🙂
Oh you are good! I didn’t expect that but it made perfect sense. 🙂
Thank you so much Colleen! Apologies for the delay in replying.
Wow, that very much felt like a love story :O is that really what we have with Facebook, on one level or the other?
I think so. It’s kind of a drug that we know is bad for us, but we take it anyway. Scary at some level.
My own feelings, about Facebook as well as people in my life. You spoke what I have felt for quite some time now, S. But, that’s life, na? Can we do anything about it?
Yes we can. I have a plan too. Hopefully I can see it through.
That poem holds not just for Facebook but also for life and people. That’s where heartbreak comes from. Well put.
More so online right? I have known some incredible people who make me believe in the beauty of simple relationships.
And hurts and kills toooo.. love ..
The same is true for everything else too .. humans behave the same
Yes and why do they? I think technology disconnects the emotional from the Real. It’s terrifying.
scary isn’t it. Nevertheless expressed beautifully…
Scary, worrying, heartrending. I want something different for my daughter. I really do.
You have beautifully depicted the scary truth of today’s times.
Thanks Pooja. In what strange times we do live, to be sure.
I was smiling at the end. An ode to Facebook and how it makes us smile:)
It does, right? A bittersweet one at that.
Yeah it is:)
So true Shailaja ji. Facebook truly does that to people. I have heard of so many people with Facebook withdrawal symptoms or even people disappointed at not getting the number of likes / comments as they expect.
I am going through an epiphany , Aseem. The online world can only be fascinating to some degree. Reality happens offline.
Totally. I guess that’s what we forget so often.. Sigh!
Beautiful
Why, thank you! Much appreciated 🙂
You are extremely welcome beautiful writer ♡♡