Between the Likes and the Shares

by Alex Penuelas   Oct 31, 2017


There are times
(today more than any day)
in which I wish that
I could just disappear
from here.

To drop off completely
from all social media.

To maybe reclaim
what little I have left
of my own personality,
and not the one in which
I front when I am on
Facebook.

Sure, people add me and
they begin to know
who I am.

But do they really know
the person that I
truly am?

Or the idea of me that
they perpetuate based on
what it is
that I post?

Sure, they know that
I am the godless heathen on the internet,
the one who is unabashedly unapologetic
for what I believe.

But do they know
that I am an aspiring poet,
an aspiring writer,
a person who wishes nothing more
than to potentially inspire people
with a stroke of my pen?

Do they know that
all I wish for in the world
is to simply live life
day by day,
to relish in the simple pleasures
of a delicious coffee,
or an interesting novel,
or a good meal?

That,
in all honesty,
I really do not care
about what people believe,
so long as my life continues on
as it currently is?

That I have
absolutely zero patience
for any sort of drama,
because, to me,
it is nothing more than a
feeble ploy in the
grand scheme of things,
and that the universe itself
really does not care if
you did not get that
extra shot of espresso in your
five shot caramel macchiato?

That in all honesty the
people that I truly care about in this world
I can count with my fingers?

Do they know this?

Or rather, do they want to know this?

Or better yet,
do I want them to know this?

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  • 6 years ago

    by Em

    This is fantastic. Social media is a way of hiding behind this mask (like here) because we post what we like, pretend to be happy but aren't etc etc one reason I don't have one. glad this is nominated though
    take care
    Em

  • 6 years ago

    by Brenda

    Alex, nicely done. I have a Facebook account, I rarely look at it and never comment on anything. I'm kinda not sure why I even have one, lol. There's a certain satisfaction of not continually being on a social network. To unplug from that and the drama life tends to throw at us is a good thing. I liked this a lot, gave me a glimpse into your life.

  • 6 years ago

    by CânnâBîsh

    Many relatable comparisons here. But written well. Dont stop writing.

    • 6 years ago

      by Alex Penuelas

      I took a long hiatus from writing (both under my will and against it).

      But I cannot really ever go away. And sometimes it is hard to truly convey that which you feel, even in spoken word. Writing in general (but more so poetry) is my catharsis.

      Thank you so much.

  • 6 years ago

    by Kitty Cat Lady

    I could relate to so much of this Alex and I actually just deleted my Facebook account last week for these exact reasons ... I just reached my limit. I feel free!
    A great and relevant write. I'm glad it's nominated ;-) x
    =^.^=

  • 6 years ago

    by Scott Cole

    Nominated!!!!

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