Break Up in a Digital Age
Introspection on heartbreak in the internet world
She’s still in my contact list, I almost texted her today
Though I had no idea what I would send or say
I thought I was in love, but she had different dreams
Reached in my chest, shredded my heart at the seams
Now I have pictures on Facebook, tweets on my phone
Which I look at and read whilst crying alone
I play with pixels and fonts and post a few memes
Facebook, Twitter, SnapChat, SCREAMS
I love to hate her and hate to love her
Not long ago my heart held no one above her
Today there’s someone new on her profile pic
In a new relationship, the thought makes me sick
I can’t really blame him, I know the power of her gaze
She’d just look at me and I’d be in a daze
Was she already seeing him before she tore me apart?
Was I blind to the signs, or just not very smart?
My family and friends all told me she wasn’t any good
Leave her before she destroys you – they all said I should
But I lived for her each day, dreamed of her each night
So far under my skin, with any dissenter I would fight
Now I have no one but the internet to reach out to
Friends of ex-friends with nothing better to do
So, to these random people - a universe of strangers - I rant
Still, properly express my sorrow and pain I find that I can’t
Most just give platitudes and tell me to move on
But they don’t know where I’ll be come the next dawn
Now I post one last pic with Public Privacy, this gun in my hand
Will she cry when she reads the caption: “Goodbye to this cold, cruel land”?
About the Creator
Andrew C McDonald
Andrew McDonald is a 911 dispatcher of 30 yrs with a B.S. in Math (1985). He served as an Army officer 1985 to 1992, honorably exiting a captain.
https://www.amazon.com/Killing-Keys-Andrew-C-McDonald-ebook/dp/B07VM843XL?ref_=ast_author_dp
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Well written ! Thanks for sharing. Take a look at my stories :) thank you
Every third or fourth line my inner dialog was "been there done that"! A heartfelt and extremely relatable tale we all share at one time or another (if we are lucky!) Kudos!