/lit/ - Literature

Social media is a scourging thunderstorm
Ripping apart reality, mangling the truth
You post your selfie, smiling through your teeth
As the likes come flooding in

For validation is what you seek
The tiny hearts fulfill your hearts true desire
Of being popular and well known
The need for likes masking your true self

Remove the blemishes, crop the picture
Pose in the lighting, add a color filter
Make sure the lighting is well, put on a forced smile
As the camera light flares, capturing your fake style

Like a drug, you have becomes addicted
To the tiny red hearts flashing on your screen
Will they know how great my life is?
You think to yourself as you share a fake smile to the world

You go out to eat with your friends
Camera lights flash as dinner is sat upon the table
Although the food is hot, fresh from the kitchen
The camera must always eat first

For everyone must know what a great time you’re having
Going out to places, just to capture pictures
Instead of enjoying life by the current moment
A need for validation rises in your soul
As you pose for the camera again once more