A Modern Mantra
Published in
Jul 4, 2024
Make it look light,
make it look breezy
make the hard things look too easy
Even in the struggles and the slumps
Keep that natural, messy top bun
You can break down sometimes
to keep things real
Only cry prettily
Then find your chill
Pastels, coffee,
headphones, check
Stanley cups
and puffy bags
Furnish the frames
with good-looking friends
Holidays and hauls,
Adventures with no end
Narrativise your life
Be a main character
Make lo-fi your theme
Add a vintage filter
In time lapses or montages
You string up your days
You are a success story
Show us your ways
Your recorded reflection
assembled and again
talks back at you
you wince with pain
You lovely girl
watching everyone
watch you
How and when
shall we meet at last
beyond the screen
in the world so vast?
