"Facebook Friend Request", a poem about social media.

Facebook Friend Request [Part 1 of my Social Media Trilogy]

An Original poem by Chrome Dome Mike Kimbro

Consider reading along to my Spoken Verse Performance.

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VERSE 1

My virtual friendship has been requested,

Now it's my responsibility to confirm,

If the police have recently arrested.

Due diligence is the legal term.

VERSE 2

So I click on the link to their site.

Surely one post is shared universal.

But no, they have it locked down tight,

Just a few pics, and all are impersonal.

VERSE 3

So, now am I supposed to believe,

They haven't seen one post worth sharing.

One that EVERYBODY would like to receive.

And if they don't, you're way past caring.

VERSE 4

Excuse me, but I think that sounds timid.

Why not go global with a recipe?

That kind of stuff one should not limit.

Unless the prime ingredient is THC.

VERSE 5

So now the issue must be decided,

Based on very little information.

I once clicked "decline", and that incited,

A call to my kin, for an explanation.

VERSE 6

Now I thank them for the friends request.

Then go to their site and get the lowdown.

Sometimes, what I discover makes me depressed.

Had they friended me just for a showdown?

VERSE 7

Without a kindred spirit showing up front,

Or, worse still, no posts since God knows when.

Guess I'll have to check back in a month,

See what 'reactions' I've gotten by then.

VERSE 8

Downgrading to 'acquaintance' is next up,

Assuming they don't need all of my crap.

Then maybe reach out with a friendly: "Sup!"

No reply deserves an "unfollow" tap.

VERSE 9

But if you still have hope for this friendship,

Why don't you try a different avenue.

Share to the time line of their ownership,

With a comment like: "Saw this and thought of you."

VERSE 10

I keep an eye on the birthday list.

And with the approach of their special day,

A house cleaning is quite hard to resist...

When my Facebook friend doesn't care to play.

The End