For over 2 years
I lived on Facebook
No one can imagine what that's like
Being completely immersed
In that social media world
Every single waking moment

And unfortunately not by choice
But the necessity to stay connected
To the outside world
For more than 2 years
ME took away my life

Left my body confined
To my bed 24/7
My mind was able to roam free
But all was not clear

Though I spent a lot
Of my time writing poetry and fanfic
I got to meet many people that way too
Many of whom as it turned out later
Were shady characters
Narcissistic liars
Egotistical beings

Whom had the disease not
Overpowered my brain
I would have become aware of a lot sooner
As it were, those that weren't meant
To be in my life showed enough
Of their true colors for me to caste them out

But last night as I fell asleep
I was thinking of those people
How many lies they told
Not just to me
But others
It was a theft of emotions

A crime all in itself from those
Of us barely living at all
Looking back now
It's mind-boggling how enmeshed
I was on the worldwide web

How everything seemed so real
The arguments
The supposed danger
The constant lies of others

Though I had no choice at the time
I certainly do now
Having the veil lifted from my eyes
Seeing the truth at last
Beneath the falseness

I come away with many lessons
Of what not to do no matter what
A confirmation that trust and respect
Are earned
That if something sounds off
Listen to it closer

Never again will I fall, the victim,
To emotionally draining demons
Energy-sucking parasites
Out for a bit of fun
At the expense of others

Whether one believes in G-d
Or any higher power
I do
And I know without a shadow of a doubt
What goes around
Comes around

Every single one of them
Will get theirs
Only a matter of time
I have faith
And an eternity of patience