Unfriended!
- Hannah L
- 1 day ago
- 3 min read
In the digital realm where the pixels glow bright
I scroll through the faces, a dazzling sight
A garden of friendship, or so it once seemed
But weeds have taken root, and I’ve slowly deemed –
To unfriend and unfollow, to prune what I see
To clear out the clutter, to set my soul free
Each click is a scoop of the toxin I bear
From peacocking friends who don’t genuinely care
The likes and the comments, a fragile charade
In the theater of “likes,” true connections degrade
I sift through the fabric of social delight
And find frayed threads woven with shadows and spite
For what of the smiles that don’t reach the eyes?
The filters that mask, oh, the clever disguise
With motives as murky as a stormy sea
I crave fewer voices, just silence for me
Goodbye to the fakers with their shallow charms
To the grandeur of friendship that causes alarms
I’m seeking the honest, the wild, and the true
The souls who align, who carry my hue
In this sacred retreat, I reclaim all my time
For there’s solace in stillness, in silence, in rhyme
Unfriended, unfettered, my spirit ascends
As I nourish my roots and let go of pretends
A digital detox, a cleansing of sorts
From the masquerade ball where the insincere cavorts
For sanity blooms in a garden unmarked
Where genuine laughter and love leave a spark
So, here’s to my journey, my brave little act
In the space I create, I find my own pact
With the balance restored, I invite in the real -
For my sanity’s sake, it’s a part of the deal
When I finally realized that I don't need the approval of others, on top of realizing I don't want approval from those that aren't genuine, I started unfriending people on Facebook. I started listening to my gut about certain people. If I feel uneasy around them, there's a reason. My entire life, I've been surrounded by people that love to share what I tell them. A lot of them, as recent as a few months ago, were still sharing information with my mother. Most of those people respected her wishes of not sharing information about her or my son, but spilled all the beans about my life. Those people came off my list first. I'm not talking about blocking people, it's not that serious. I'm talking about removing people so they no longer have access to me. It's draining, and I no longer have the time or energy for this sort of drama. If someone or something is taking your peace away, LET IT GO! No matter what or who it is.
Part of being the black sheep of the family, the behavioral child, the dumping pot for people's need to have power and drama, is that it doesn't matter how much success you make. There will always be people that want to try and bring you down. They will ALWAYS find something to nit pick at about you, gossip about, and use as a reason why you're a bad person. You see, they've lost their dumping ground. I don't react anymore, at least not in public or around anyone. I'll just unfriend them and remove them from my life. They can continue to talk about a woman who doesn't exist. They can allow it to run their lives with their thoughts. When what they should be doing, is bettering themselves. I'm not manipulating or cheating my way to success, they're just mad that they THINK they're not capable of doing the same.
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