My poem was inspired by social media and our world today. We live in a world full of fake-ness, for a lack of better word. People present an image on social media that absolutely frustrates me. Certain people just do things for an Instagram post, and I just find it ridiculous. Certain people have no real idea how tough life can really be, because their whole lives have been so effortless. They have no perception of real life. I took a lengthy break from Instagram because I just had enough with all the "fake-ness" on Instagram. I was done with seeing people with these perfect lives while mine was in shambles and constant struggle. I had enough and just felt like seeing people with these perfect lives was not good for me. It mad me feel so down. So I took a break and actually have yet to return to Instagram. I just felt like it wasn't healthy for me to stay on Instagram. This poem was inspired by all my feelings between May and parts of June last month. Thankfully, I no longer feel that way.
Why do you make me upset
Just seeing you makes me angry
Seeing you flourish and grow while I struggle to survive,
Just the sight of you on social media makes me go from “Jean Grey to Dark Phoenix”, from “Angel to archangel”
You make me mad, because your life is perfect and mine is not even close
You make me mad because everything you do works out, my life is a struggle and yours is a party.
Why you make me upset
You make me mad because you are fake and loved,
I am real and rejected,
You are a phony and a fraud, but life gives you joy
It’s not your fault, but you still make me upset
You're unkind, but life is still kind to you.
You make me upset?
Because you live in a bubble.
Your heart has never been broken?
Mine has been trampled a million times over,
I have been shattered into a million jagged pieces.
You have never felt what I have felt,
You have never lost it all and spent a lifetime rebuilding.
I shouldn’t be upset,
My life is my life,
My journey is my own,
You are you and
I am me.
I shouldn’t be upset,
It isn’t your fault you are blessed in ways I am not.
To each his own.
My life will be beautiful in it’s own time.
You can hate, but I will still be great
You will no longer make me upset!