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On Social Networks

Here— each one shouts

Ally Delshad TehraniMay 26, 20261 min read

Here—
each one shouts
to have his existence heard,

and the more he speaks,
the less he is.

Ah—these virtual arenas
of self-display,

where silence is disgrace,
and emptiness
is posted.

Once, man worshipped gods—

now, mirrors.

And the more one manufactures
his own image,

the less of himself
remains.

Social networks—
O marketplace
of modern slavery,

where each one names
his c…

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