Social Media Death

It's a new day

when you learn of someone

whom you've known for 16 years

passing away from Facebook.

Now the family

is aglow

in sympathy from strangers

amidst a sea of prayers

which is what they wanted

I suppose.

They had her under

didn't tell the children

who are children no more

by the way

how serious it was.

It was all a very convenient

ship of denial

where no one could say good-bye.

Thanks for the experience

of tragedy

vicariously through social media.

I am sad to say

after it was all said and done

I had to defriend

move on

cut ties to the last links.

I don't want to learn

when the time comes

which it most surely will

about your son being killed

in a sea of violence

via social media

nor your daughter not making it

because you refuse to go to good doctors

all because you would rather

troll Facebook

garish concerns for every emergency room visit

than care for your children.