A Pixel Among The Millions

How social media impacts our humanly interaction. Feeling of disconnect in this ever connected world.

In a corner. Oblivious,

staring at my phantasm.

A pixel among the millions.

Remember,

When I could sense the warmth of your fulgent presence.

Now your presence I search.

Remember,

When your word reverberated,

and not relegated to a collection of characters.

Absurd.

Remember,

When a nod and a radiating smile were enough

Now I need to send a request first,

A fear lunges, you might not revert.

I still wait,

on the other side of this precipice.

that mortals created.

Peeking through the pixelated window

To catch a glimpse of your presence,'

Perhaps an implausible hope.

For you, I am just a pixel among the millions.

Author's Note

Worth your time. Some reviews will be great

Reviews

[R.E. Ray]

Your poem captures what I see as the irony with technology, particularly social media. That is, as technology has enhanced "connectivity," we've become more disconnected from each other. We not only allow remoteness, we embrace it and insist on it.

For all the good social media has brought to the world, we've all suffered the side effects. It enables the cowards to take virtual shots at their enemies without accountability, and it allows predators to prey on the most vulnerable. And, the remoteness, as you've described here, makes us feel cold and unwanted. Though we use our fingers and eyes, we touch only glass and plastic, and that's never been or will be enough for us to become and stay connected.

This is a very good poem with an important message, and though the repetition underscores what you're saying, the first part stands strong on its own.

[VMnM7]

Thank you for your time and effort. Peace:)

[R.E. Ray]

You're welcome. I'll look for more.

[VMnM7]

just a quick question. You didn't like my refrain, or a stupid technical glitch on my part, because I accidentally wrote the 2nd para twice?

[R.E. Ray]

I thought the refrain was unnecessary because the message was so strong in the first part. It didn't need repeated for me.

[VMnM7]

Thank you. Surely I will work on it.
Thanks again ✌🏼

[Wanda Vergara-Yates]

I liked the repetition. It reinforced the poem. But you have to decide which way you want to take it. What works for one reader destroys the poem for another. Please your own sense first.

[Wanda Vergara-Yates]

nicely done! I like writing poems with repeated lines. The one I just posted uses repetition in a different way. The pixel motif was on point.

[VMnM7]

Thank you for stopping by.
Peace ✌🏼

[barleygirl]

This is one of the most original pieces I've read on this topic. I wrote something recently mentioning how DISCONNECTED we've become, surrounded by connecting devices! But my piece was more flippant, whereas you've delved into the very real sense of isolation that many feel but cannot bust out of, it would seem. My favorite part is where you contrast how friendship requires a "request" now & it's viewed with suspicion. I've never heard this addressed (a hard-hitting observation!) in any other writing about this isolating phenomenon! (((HUGS))) Fondly, Margie

[VMnM7]

Thank you for the review. I think we can relate to this delusion that social media engulfs us in.read moreThank you for the review. I think we can relate to this delusion that social media engulfs us in.
Thanks once again.
Peace:)

[Relic]

I see what you're saying. To me, although connectivity has benefits, our new relationships have eradicated the five senses. We're no longer alone with each other to communicate, we're now part of a crowd. A crowd you can't see.

This, I believe, has caused a new anxiety in people. They're always waiting for that next message, that next text that puts you on the sidelines for someone seemingly more important.

You've worded this nicely. When reading it, I get the impression your worried your crush will not be in the rapport you were hoping for. That her attention is elsewhere and you must take a backseat.

Whether true or not, nice writing.

[VMnM7]

Thank you for your review. It's true that such sentiments were looming in the back of mind. Being relegated to obscurity. I think that's something we can all relate to.
Thanks once again✌🏼