Monday, September 7, 2015

Narcissus and I

Narcissus and I
v1: Me I’m self-involved no one can tell me otherwise
Selfie sticks match the outfit likes retweets sing my (sweet) lullabies
I need your adoration, I need to be viral
self-esteem unworthy requiring disciples
life through fingertips and double click zoom
becoming Flat Stanley in costume

v2: The sheep, the machines crown me your royalty
Jill the 69 princess losing reality
look at, look at, look at what I can do
as if I was three and needed you to tie my shoe
priorities are to be overexposed
to show my worth, to show my bones

v3: Cheese! me in the morning, me at night
with the right filter, right blur something doesn’t appear right (what happened to your elbow?)
muffins can’t be an anti-social cat anymore
come here kitty, up your social media score (meow)
keyboard collective deems you a monet
trolls corner you hashtaged passé

Chorus: Photoshop prowess, bad grammer and spelling
hieroglyphic emoticons completely draining
social norms sinking lower and lower
inflate my ego, inflate my pride
how do I get off this godforsaken ride?
(break:) Greed, power, fomo, lies

v4: The things we could get away with without it being circulated
youthful transgressions now a new job terminated
swipe, tagged, pod, upload, meme
tiger’s blood evoke Charlie Sheen
what happened to the young maiden and distinguished warrior?
ancestors look at first world problems with horror

v5: latest internet sensation is secretly an advertiser’s creation
distracting you from big brother manipulation
(not fearful of missing out,) fearful of going out and being ranked reviewed
catepillar doesn't want to leave the cocoon
checked in and checked out
delete your accounts
sad Keanu, just bad timing
smile, shrug and see the silver lining