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Step right up
my fellow oddball misfits
to the social media trough

Confess post 
your litany of juicy sins
and personal misfortune
for text backs
of follower sympathy
from faceless friends
who secretly revel and gossip
behind your back
about your human failings
with that smug superiority
that pollutes the airwaves
of the online sewing circle

Those sharp boot heels you feel
poking you in the neck
are from this chorus
of the downtrodden
using your grim published situation
to uplift them
from their depression