The Truth Behind the Screens

She lives in a world

With an endless litany of ironies and contradictions.

Thousands of followers,

A thousand likes

An avalanche of love

An avalanche of hate

Doom scrolling

Just one more video

Just one more post

Another like 

Another heart

Another hate comment

An entire world a finger click away

She is loved all over her social media page.

She is appreciated everywhere

She is praised and celebrated 

Then why the emptiness?

Why has loneliness become her constant companion?

She’s drowning in an ocean of pain. 

Seen and heard by no one

She calls out

No sound, no voice

Words drowned with her hope

She is swallowed by a litany of pain

Unseen 

Unheard

Lost.