Why have we become to be accepting of fake
Seeing and hearing a world of edited masks
What reasons do we have for hiding the truth
And become in need of validation to be alive
We have never been so close together
But have never been to be so far apart
In this virtual world anything is possible
And we can reinvent the wheel each day
Just a click of the mouse or tap of the phone
Add a filtered mask to our lives to hide flaws
Sharing a picture is easy but editing is a must
Then wondering how many likes will we get
We have never been so close together
But have never been to be so far apart
In a virtual world anything is possible
And fake news can be spun into truths
Like the Egyptians written messages in symbols
Do we need a Rosetta stone to translate again
Are we evolving or taking a step backwards
For once again we are writing upon tablets
We have never been so close together
But have never been to be so far apart
In a virtual world anything is possible
And the real world grows shades of grey
Then there are the celebrities that seem like us
And the influencers wanting to be the next thing
But they really are yet more filters to distractions
To hide a truth that has more layers than an onion
We have never been so close together
But have never been to be so far apart
In a virtual world anything is possible
And trolls to millennials ready to jump
Through the autotuned mists of disguises and lies
Chasing shadows as sleepwalk through the dreams
How can life be so unreal but be reality simultaneously
If we smash the screens will we waken or dream on
We have never been so close together
But have never been to be so far apart
In a virtual world anything is possible
And nobody knows you are really a dog
© Fi S. J. Brown
