Imagine if social media kept its promise
Of the early days, the hope, the praise
Keeping friends and family, near and far
An everyone, everywhere, all-at-once update
In a digital caravanserai.
A place to take refugee, seek succour
Against the vicissitudes of social media
Wouldn’t that be nice? Sweet? Good?
An everyone, everywhere, all-at-once haven
In a digital caravanserai
Is society in breakdown, free-fall,
That we turn to screens instead of people?
Is social cohesion in decline, or dead?
An everyone, everywhere, all-at-once calamity
In a digital caravanserai
The screens where we once saw our family and friends
Now besiege us with ads, suggestions, “for you”
No, not for me, for your profit from stealing my friends away
An everyone, everywhere, all-at-once crime against humanity
In a digital caravanserai
Break free, dear people, leave screens behind
See real faces, no photoshop, no filters
Shake hands, hug, be together, not alone
An everyone, everywhere, all-at-once reunion
In an actual caravanserai
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