Arlene Corwin writes

Hasty & Superficial

I’ve written this before, 

A point of view I can’t discard 

And never lose. 

In this case, I might call it Facebook Blues. 

It’s all about the “Like.”

A poet or contributor of any sort 

Who spends a precious effort  

Fashioning, engendering, producing with his heart 

And every other body part, 

The aim to share,  

Wants dearly to see evidence that you out there 

Care!

Nice to see one’s liking - 

Pleasant - nothing more. 

Affable and friendly, but with shortage of, disappointingly 

Engagement and participation, 

Feeling not that one is seen 

On, in and in between 

Each line, each stroke, 

Each application neither joke nor smoke 

But stoked with every second’s sweat. 

Do you get it?

Will you change, go deep,  

Steep yourself in what’s before you 

And react with depth’s sincerity? 

Once again, I thank you,  

Arlene Corwin.