What Did They Do Before Social Media, Daddy?
Sara L Russell, 17th August 2022 at 01:52
Did we ever really exist
before this time,
this place and space
this desire to frame everything
in doorway-shaped pictures
then rush to seek approval on networks
of social acceptance
please like me
please like me
please like me…
Was my face really there
before mirrors made it appear,
to make it be so?
Are there mirrors in Hell?
Was beauty really there
before PhotoShop
lent it that airbrushed glow?
How can we ever tell?
Was the ego
really a thing
before Zoom gave it
a platform to shout from
(while discreetly putting others
on mute)?
How did apps ever survive
without notification
to bring motivation?
Look, now her hair is pink
and he has inked his arm
they have millions of shares…
but your cat can sing and dance
with elegance and charm
and yet, nobody cares.