Sometimes I just wanna tell the world

“You know what? Just fuck right off!”

“Get outta here with your lies,

your half truths,

your unchecked, slanderous gossip,

your egocentric crap on social media.”

Once upon a time we talked to each other,

and actually listened!

Now, in this copy-and-paste era,

you don’t even hear what you’re saying yourself,

never mind what anybody else says!

It’s just regurgitated garbage,

quantity not quality!

The more far-fetched it is,

the greater credence you give it.

Have you never heard that if it sounds unbelievable,

it probably is?

But God forbid you don’t have an on-line presence!

You live your life there.

And on the rare occasion you do venture out,

to spend time with an actual human being,

you both sit, eyes glued,

fingers flickering over your mobile device

in an almost Pavlovian passion.

I won’t be surprised if you lose the means of speech

to atrophy through lack of use!