It said: 'Everyone has problems, just not everyone chooses to share them online.'
It's purpose? Mocking those who post 'whining' stuff, I guess. And people who post stuff that asks for attention and pity.
People mock those people, because they realise/or think they are correct to say that Facebook isn't the place for that.
Now I know that you can make your life seems so much greater online, than it is in real life. That's why I wrote this poem. About what I see around me and what friends of mine go through.
If you recognise yourself in anything I wrote, don't hesitate to talk to some one you trust.
Isn't it great to see online
That everyone has a greater life than you do
And even I, typing while crying,
Because my parents are fighting again,
Smile on a selfie to show you the perfect world,
While getting yelled at by my boss,
Working very hard in school,
Telling you about the one funny thing that happened,
While hoping not to get caught by the bullies on my way home
Using expensive makeup in the most literal sense,
To camouflage the bruise on my chin,
Put there by my alcoholic dad,
While bragging about all of the makeup I can buy,
Because I steal the cash that he leaves lying around the house,
Isn't it great to see online
That everyone has a greater life than you do
And even I, crying while typing,
Because my parents are fighting again,
Smile on a selfie to show you the perfect world,
While I'm tormenting myself for not being the best in class,
Proudly showing you the pictures of me fitting in that size-0-dress,
While making myself giving up all food,
Shallow talk on my Facebook wall about that day in the mall with my mom,
While never hearing her say the words 'I love you',
Only the paralysing words 'You really need to try harder, you need to be healthier, thinner, prettier, smarter.'
And never once getting to take a breath and say
'This is me, it's the best I got. I like me and I hope you like me, too. But if you don't, that's okay. It's not my problem.
And also: I understand what you're going through, because I've been there, too.'
Isn't it great to realise
that everyone has problems,
Except no one dares to show them online,
And even I, know etiquette of the online world,
But now I smile,
Triumphantly,
Because I can proudly say:
'This is me, it's the best I got. I like me and I hope you like me, too. But if you don't, that's okay. It's not my problem.
And also: I understand what you're going through, because I've been there, too.'
And now,
I could go on and on creating images. But you might be able to fill them in yourself.
I hope you find yourself and find the life that was set out for you. You are stronger than your think and more loved than you ever imagined.
Love,
Hannah
