MONDAY THOUGHTS: POETRY PROMPT

I would have no idea, unless you told me

No comment, take, nor opinion to form

Perhaps, if you hadn’t shared it so boldly

Today, you wouldn’t be mad and forlorn

And telling everyone to mind their business 

I’m sure, we were doing that very thing

When you decided we should all be privy

To stuff you should have kept under your wing

So, now I know, but I’m not throwing rocks, here

My own stuff keeps me fully occupied 

But, you can’t dictate how others react to

The things you should have kept locked up inside: 

The things you should have kept behind closed, locked doors 

Or only shared with God, or a good friend

And now, you’re just out here looking quite crazy

And wondering when the ridicule will end 

You should have thought about how things can backfire 

Especially when all is fair game, here

(And, you haven’t exactly been an angel)

Remember, nothing here will disappear 

The second you click “post”, someone is on it

Screenshot-ing, copying, like white on rice

Even if you should promptly delete it

It’s got a new home on their smart device

So, you can’t be upset the world is talking

And you’re the trending topic of the day

It’s your fault for not using more discretion 

It’s your fault that folks have so much to say 

Maybe, if you say less--and skip the clap-back

Resist the urge to answer and defend

Yourself from curious, internet strangers

Your self-inflicted wounds would finally end