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The Facebook Voyeur
The Facebook Voyeur
By Michael McManus
He lingers on Facebook's digital street,
A voyeur, silent, in his quiet seat,
No posts to share, no words to convey,
He watches from shadows, night and day.
Invisible, he scrolls through each friend's life,
A silent spectator, free from strife,
He learns their stories, their joys, and despair,
A Facebook voyeur, no content to share.
Portrait of The Facebook Voyeur. Graphite.
By Michael McManus
He lingers on Facebook's digital street,
A voyeur, silent, in his quiet seat,
No posts to share, no words to convey,
He watches from shadows, night and day.
Invisible, he scrolls through each friend's life,
A silent spectator, free from strife,
He learns their stories, their joys, and despair,
A Facebook voyeur, no content to share.
Portrait of The Facebook Voyeur. Graphite.
Published 11th Oct 2023
Author's Note
Facebook is supposed to be a communicative, community social media but I get irritated by those who say nothing but just read others posts/ stories. This irritation extends to face to face communication too. Why did they come to the table? They have nothing to say! While I understand there can be genuine reasons for lack of participation, it still irritates - which may say something about me too. The portrait sketch is of an imaginary Facebook Voyeur, sketched in graphite by me.
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11th Oct 2023 3:22pm
11th Oct 2023 6:45pm
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- Edited 29th Dec 2023 8:45pm
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11th Oct 2023 8:08pm
Thank you. It can be annoying but it does have some good groups which interest me enough to stay.
