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Social Media Stars


So, this is what now qualifies as entertainment? Pranking or auditing working people for your own amusement? Pushing the limits, boundaries and people's patience for clicks and likes Looking for a lawsuit, trying to engage people to get into a fight Parking lots, post offices, sidewalks, car dealerships, city halls and stores are your stage You're the star of this production and the public will always play A reluctant guest star on this week's show It's anyone's guess who will be your next dope Going after people while they are at work is truly very low Trespassing on a business, there is no depths that you won't go You use the first amendment for your protection as it overrides policy You act like you're a freedom fighter, but you are fighting for yourself and not me This is all self-indulgent, self-gratifying and self-serving Acting under some guise of being thought provoking or entertaining Through it all, do you even think about the victims of your selfish acts? They are all just collateral damage for you to get clicks and a good laugh You love to argue with people only caring about your own point of view Pushing people into a confrontation, hoping for a lawsuit Making people uncomfortable and then turning it around on them You all follow the same script because I have seen this time and time again Macing a person because your camera is more important than their eyes Your lack of empathy for their well-being really boggles my mind Making a so-called travel video of useless information You guys have really become the worst generation Your little vignettes on your lives are really not all that interesting Hearing that annoying AI voice at the beginning of your content is really irritating You are now on my feeds like a metastasized cancer that has spread A world of creativity, privacy and decency is as sure as dead You may need the help one day of the people that you victimized You may be in that position where they may let you die You continue to push the boundaries not caring about what they might be going through Because you are Social Media Stars and it's always about you From Too Much Unwanted Noise Copyright 2019 Resisting Distress Publishing
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Paul Ryerson

I am a writer who writes poetry & plays. I have also written a short film & I created an animated series on You Tube. Included on Power Poetry are seventy poems from my five poetry collections, Rhymes With A Reason, Too Much Unwanted Noise, Broken and Burned Bridges, Dying On The Inside and Fool’s Gold and Fool’s Paradise

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PersonalThemeAbstract

Personal critique of social media pranking, grounded in specific examples and experiences.

SparseMeasureDense

Dense packing of accusations, examples, and arguments throughout; multiple ideas per stanza.

DarkSentimentBright

Strongly negative tone; sustained anger, contempt, and moral condemnation throughout.

StillEnergyExplosive

Intense, accusatory voice with confrontational rhetoric; explosive moral outrage.

MicroLengthEpic

32 lines; falls in 31-60 line range.

PlainFigurativeOrnamented

Metaphors (stage, cancer, collateral damage); some ornament but largely declarative.

LyricVoiceDramatic

Primarily lyric-to-narrative; uses direct address and observation with some dramatic accusation.

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