I'm a Netizen
a different kind of citizen
I live in cyberspace
I inhabit virtuality.
I'm not allowed more than 140 letters,
and not getting 'likes' gives me jitters.
I don't laugh anymore, I LOL!
I don't socialise or have friends
who I can meet physically,
my existence is measured in retweets & followers, technically.
I use thesaurus to sound Victorian,
just to hide myself from being called a plebeian.
My heartbeat is the internet,
my mantra is connectivity,
my friend is my phone,
it's battery is my longevity.
My favourite pass time
is to stare at the mobile screen,
waiting for a like, a follow up or a ping.
Its been ages since I've heard a live voice sing.
For days I don't come out to see the sky or bird.
What for, I think now, for the bird is just an icon, and the inverted comma is the new 'talisman'.
I'm a netizen, a different kind of citizen,
living in virtual reality,
forever connected,
yet when dissected,
absolutely alone as an entity.
-Rohan Srivastava

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