FACELOOK

Some silly scribbled poem

Since its first debut in February of 2004

Facebook has overtaken Friendster

by storm in just a matter of months.

Now this social network turned giant

dwarf all other media's cover page

from newspaper to magazines.

 

What solely designed initially for connecting

has now evolved into something

much more sinister than merely

communicating or catching up

with some long lost friend, classmate,

relative or your ex

to a more subtle broadcasting

of a life we want to project.

Painting a perfect portrait of who we are

and how we want to be perceived

by people who view our profiles

and photos we post in public.

 

Facebook is a highly contagious social network

It’s life cycle and how it attach to its next host

is likened to a common cold.

When you like and share someone’s post

You tickle someone’s nose. Triggering

a chain reaction or a sneeze

The infected posts began trending

Going viral with every touch of the mouse

or tap of the screen. It could have stop

there if we covered our nose or adopt

Pilate's public hand washing.

 

This is how it first begin. It first triggered

by an innocent post followed by a curious look.

Here's how the etiology of this works;

 

"Look what I think, you better not blink

 Look what I've achieved and the best choices I made

 Look where I’ve been and the places I’ve seen

 Look what I eat and the toppings in my plate

 Look where I go and the people I know

 Look what I do for the better tomorrow

 Look what I got and now I’m a big shot. "

 

And now you know how you get hook

by someone Facebragging on Facebook …

by NeiL ArandA  10/26/15

 

 

Author's Note

I was asked to write something silly and not too serious. I hope this qualifies :)

Reviews

[gabrielle]

Neil, this piece is not silly per se; to me, this is a relevant social commentary as it truthfully and visibly captured the silliness of our behavior on Facebook. I heard someone said that some people get high over the number of likes on their FB posts, which is why they keep on posting. These people who oftentimes resort to "facebragging” are usually the people who are feeling empty or longing for something. They need recognition; they need constant validation; they need FB likes in an effort to fill in the void they feel inside. Over the years, i've encountered these kind of people. At first, i was amused and then eventually i got annoyed.

[NeiL ArandA]

I have avoided FB in the past few years myself given the same reason you stated above. It's a highly competitive social site. Everyone is competing for the most eye catching and controversial post. Taking photos and posting food entries ordered in a famous or exclusive restaurant before consuming them hence the the term " Food Pornography or Foodnography " became a new trend. Taking photos of someone or family member waiting in emergency room waiting to be treated after a freak accident and posting on FB violating privacy issues. ". And there's much more... I felt compelled to write this first as a challenge then to address the growing trend of misuse. Poets are sometimes lost and drowned in these melting pot of ideas which has become norm or socially acceptable . Thanks for commenting Gabrielle. You cut through it like a sharp knife slicing through butter.

[gabrielle]

lol. am guilty of posting food entries. but those were home cooked meals not from high-end resto. welcome neil :)

[NeiL ArandA]

No problem if you would give me some of your homemade cooking and baking :)