selfie nation // poem

By: burgundy bug

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“selfie nation” poem in a sketchbook from Autumn 2018

Source: Sketchbook Tour // Oct. – Dec. 2018 | Penelope Peru Photography

i’m terrified of notifications,

so i just sit back and pretend that communication isn’t a measure of self worth in this generation,

born a citizen of the selfie nation,

though i’ve always had trouble leaving mirrors unscathed and,

i can’t help but feel the same devices that connect us dissect us,

upset us, redirect us, disconnect us,

do our profiles truly even reflect us?

maybe i could profit off an internet project,

hypocritically preaching to sheeple,

pretending my philosophies haven’t been pondered by previous people,

could you creep your head up from your i-shield?

peepers up,

for 99 cents could you please listen for three minutes to how i feel?

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