Days are long
Nights are short
Racing minds
Passing thought
All of us trying
To find our way
Some of us void of the right words to say
We want to be seen
Finally understood
But so many of us are hidden
In this great flood
So many voices
Remain unheard
All of us trying to crack this blue bird
Twitter dismissed us
But still we remain
Algorithms deserted us
Anonymity came
Stole our voices
Our words and our wit
Yet we’re still waiting to get our hit
Just a moment
To be seen
To connect and move forward
Or just chasing a dream
No shame in chasing
When lives are thrawt
Because life is survival
And change is sought
We all need something
To bring us away
An economy of attention
Paves the way
For those less advantaged
It's a thing of hope
But fuck it’s exhausting
They wouldn’t cope
Those who need it
Aren’t here just for fun
It’s work and survival
A battle unwon
Yet try we do
In this digital mire
Because one day we might be on fire
Until that comes
We tweet and tweet
And treasure the friends who crack us up when we meet
What happens here is real
We build it together
There will always be days of stormier weather
Online no different
At times it’s shit
But together we are standing
We seem a good fit
So next time you feel alone online
If you want or need to, come back to this rhyme
You may feel alone
But it isn’t true
There are so many of us out there just like you.
