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A Meme Within A Meme

On holding, liking and sharing the sands of time

Photo by Nadine Shaabana on Unsplash

Snap a photo as I bow!
Lest you miss me here and now;
You tell me you’ll remember — how?
Tempted now by likes, I dream
That our love could be a meme.

For if friends just laugh away
Hours of a fun-filled day,
Sharing smiles, yet selfies none
Is the day as good as gone?
All that we see or seem
Is but a meme within a meme.

I screenshot as a chore;
I must track my social score!
Thus I hold within my hand
Proof that friendship can be scanned.
I’ll caption pics before I sleep,
And hope my humour reads as deep,
My loyal followers to keep!

O Instagram, you could not grasp
My ego with a tighter clasp!
Your images are sweet to save
And post again; I am your slave!
Is all that we see or seem
But a meme within a meme?