Entitled: Millennials Anonymous

Bottoms up. 

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Tilt the hour glass 

of the World Wide Web back 

and watch your time 

slip right through the cracks. 

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It’s a 

socially 

acceptable 

addiction. 

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It’s like bringing a 

bottle of whiskey 

to the office or the bedroom. 

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Do they like my status? 

Did they love my photo? 

Would you swipe right?

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Right?

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It’s like write or die. 

But I don’t mean novels. 

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I mean catchy 

155 character phrases 

that will get you 

retweeted. 

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It’s repeated:

“Entitled.”

The most connected 

disconnection.

“Millennials.”

The lost generation. 

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Instafamous. 

Instaconnection. 

Instagratification. 

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Instadepressed. 

Instasuicide-rates-on-the-rise. 

But it’s all lies. 

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There is so much 

pain and loneliness inside. 

And social media 

is the disguise 

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Why didn’t you snap me back?

I saw you read my chat. 

It really isn’t all that. 

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Well now that you’re trending…

Trendy. 

Why didn’t you friend me?

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Dogsnaps. 

Dadsnaps. 

Naked girl snaps. 

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Screen shot. 

Unwanted eyes. 

Did you see that snap she sent last night?

Privacy has no where to hide. 

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Hello @username. 

Hashtag-bff. 

Hashtag-when-was-the-last-time-we-actually-hung-out. 

Hashtag-k-thanks-bye. 

~*~

The most followers is linked 

to the least amount of friends. 

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Don’t pretend. 

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That S.M.S. is really an S.O.S.

And when is the last time you really 

L.O.L’d?

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Time to update your 

calling card

And your tag line. 

Put up a really sexy pout. 

Tinder out. 

What wins, the sword or the pen.

At the spoken word poetry event, the coffee shop owner said something so profound that she told to her children “If you collect anything, collect words. Words are the most powerful thing there is”. [http://www.30asongwriterradio.com]

It really stuck with me. I’ve always believed words truly are powerful. I had written in my notepad “Be aware of your words, as they are powerful. They may not change the way the wind blows, but they do change the way your life goes.”

#likeagirl

Words are powerful. They are weapons. They can be used to refine or destroy.

People can attempt to use words to heal, but they do not always work that way. Time heals. Think of words as a tool that can build up and tear down.