Strangers At A Wake, excerpt From Laymans Guide To Screaming, copyright 2013

 

STRANGERS AT A WAKE

I see there are 200 people in my friends list.

Does that mean I have 200 friends? or that I know 200 people?

If I deactivated my profile today would anyone notice?

Would there be 200 frantic inquiries to social media HQ?

What happened? Where's my friend? Or would 200 people

simply shrug and remove that faceless silhouette

from their list?

Would they still like my photos and

reminisce over my witty posts?

or would they be like strangers at a wake

who come and eat all the food but

never sign the guestbook?

© Bernie Schultz 2013