Celebrated with  pomp and grandeur
The role of social media in our lives
Proud to be in this colossal network
Thrilled to be online to get high fives.

Quotes, videos, pictures, and messages
Get rapidly exchanged as strings of bytes
The glowing face in front of a lighted screen
Is the chief cause of many sleepless nights.

Family members live under the same roof
But each lost in his or her own wide world
The number of likes, comments and follows
Means more than a hug from a dearly loved.

TV nights used to work in kindred bonding
Chattering about a movie or a TV show
Nowadays programme snippets are an fb update
With posts from known and unknown friends that follow.

Meetups and calls have lost their charm
With pings and pokes in their place
The human touch is slowly disintegrating
Going towards virtual friendships, pace by pace.

It's ironical that I'm giving negative views on social media
When I'm going to post the same as my  status
Making it a vicious circle of a love-hate relationship
Wondering how can I ever get out of this mess.

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