real, not reel
gimme what’s real
not a reel
version of you
i’m sick of visual effects sprinkled into the food you prep.
i’m sick of images dashing,
spouting no good news flashing.
i’m sick of the attention seeking entertainment industry we buy
with our sense of self and peace of mind.
i’m sick of the sixty second
inauthentic marionette segments
designed to convince me of what my life is missing.
i’m constantly reminded
what surrounds me is not what it seems.
i’ll take the raw,
flagrant,
vulnerable
version of you.
all of you.
what if we stopped sharing reels
and started sharing something real?
-garr_ck
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-Dan Garrick