Goodnight, Anna Young

Free verse that depicts a girl's interaction with her Instagram feed throughout a day.

8:32 a.m., that chipped polish is good for your ego, @margotjonson.

dumb.

scroll, double tap, like, follow.

geez.

10:07 a.m., how are those paint-splattered jeans, @margotjonson?

seriously?

thumbs up.

huh, weird.

12:24 p.m., was that the last cigarette, @margotjonson?

another?

don’t even smoke.

whatever.

3:57 p.m., you should really think about parting your hair to the left, @margotjonson.

delete.

open camera, photo.

left?

6:19 p.m., want more followers? click the link below, @margotjonson.

block. 

account, profile, click.

1,932 followers, anyway.

9:47 p.m., lol, @margotjonson.

ha.

video’s buffering.

close.

1:39 a.m., good morning, @margotjonson.

oh. hey.

one, two, double tap, again.

goodnight, @annayoung. 

Author's Note

What do you think of the stream of consciousness/text? What about the structure and topic?

Reviews

[Bina]

it was an interesting look at one person's immersion in our digital culture, i like it :)

[Rainbow333]

I enjoyed this very much! An unusual poetry form and eye-catching at that! Write on!