140 characters
we live in a world where we are expected to speak our thoughts in
140 characters or less
the little number in the corner turns red as it counts down
until there appears a negative sign in front of it
keep typing, keep telling, keep expressing but
your thoughts won’t go through at this time.
it’s supposed to be “progression”
but we keep scrolling backwards
until we see what we have already seen
and then we are satisfied.
because now our daily lives are interrupted by
people changing
people hurting
people laughing
people enjoying company that isn’t our own
right at our fingertips
and perhaps ignorance is bliss
but it’s not an option anymore.
and suddenly it is taboo to post a picture of ourselves
because we are not allowed to like the way we look
it speaks of vanity
it speaks of arrogance
it speaks of ihavemoreconfidencethanyou or
ihavemorebeauty
no.
it speaks of poise
it speaks of courage
it speaks of ilovemyself and
soshouldyou.
i am tired of living in a world where
only clean-cut traits are acceptable
as if
we are allowed to know that we are smart
know that we are athletic
know that we are talented
but we have to decide
that we are beautiful,
inside and out.
these modern tools we have don’t need to be negative
if we don’t make them so.
use them
to show your true self
to defend your beliefs
to set an example
to be seen
to be heard.