Better Than Yesterday?

Good evening, dear reader. As I contemplated today's prompt and how I was going to work with it, I found that all my efforts were weak. My voice was not heard in my words, and my soul was missing. After the 3rd or 4th attempt, I decided to come at it from a different perspective. I wrote with my heart. My piece today is definitely something in which I can see myself, in terms of substance and style. 

The irony of my poem struck me as I wrote it, and I am sure you will too when I reveal the prompt. And this irony served as fuel for my creativity. The poem really flowed as I got into it. So, the prompt today was to write a social media poem. Initially I thought to try use different aspects of what I see on my Facebook wall, what I read in my Twitter feed, what is captured via Instagram and what I stumble upon in Tumblr. None of this worked for me. That's where the different perspective comes in. Please read the poem, and discover the irony that I find so interesting. I hope you enjoy day 17.

Rod E. Kok
April 17, 2015

I wanted to reach out,

to speak

face to face,

but all I could find

was a link

to send

a private message.

I cried when I heard

of your hurt

from a friend

of a friend.

I felt forgotten.

I tried to convey

emotion,

to share my tears,

and warm you

with a hug,

but you were

offline.

I wanted to frame

a picture of you

and place it on

my desk,

but you only have

selfies which lack

elegance.

I haven’t heard

your voice

for such a long time,

I guess your phone

doesn’t know

how to dial

my number.

I don’t know

what happened,

or when the fall

began.

We used to be

so close.

We could walk,

and hear the songs

of birds.

We could talk

about our lives,

sharing secrets,

trusting each other

to keep it silent.

Now everything is

shared,

all settings are

public.

I honestly don’t know 

if today is better 

than yesterday.