Ayei Ibiang
@ayeiibiang080407
1 year ago

NETIZENS OF CYBERIA

We've all got stands on the cyberspace where
we trade our emotions;
platforms to market our feelings:
Anger, love;
the promotions:
Free stickers for every meme shared, no billings
A heart to a soul in transit;
an express
for moods and commuters in motion
A cushion
for tempers and reactivity,
just in case a flare in conversations sparks
an explosion

The toxicity of the industry;
the bile spat as comments, salivas foaming derogation
Hate smeared on emojis
and reactions
We are the proud citizens of this nation!


Our status is a reveal of our status...socially
Its content,
a net worth of our “intellectual property"
Our profiles, a hand
to stir the pool of competition and pressure;
a fan's badge to brew pride locally
So an ascent to godship in this jet age signaled
a transfiguration
into the status of a “digital creator"
The aspirations,
high and fraudulent,
we patronized the services of a realtor:
Purchasing accounts with a massive fan base and
going skimpy to push the market;
Taking “naked truth" far too literally as sleeves
seemed contraband,
no jacket

But who really cared about the means?
Everyone, pushing vanity like cocaine; heroin
wrapped in a packet
We sold
fake on the counters of cheap
Chasers of trends and vogue, even
when our accounts pulled his shorts for a dip
The fight for significance and relevance;
the grappling of winds for a keep
The sale of bodies as a proper merchandise;
all too piously, serving a pimp

Yes, this is a popular scene in the market square
of this global village
- the area
AI and robotics,
the drivers of these 18-seaters to this country
called Cyberia



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Written by: Ibiang, Ayei Okoi
Saturday, April 15, 2023.
6:04AM
#Aï
#Nirclestories
#Poetry