What a refreshing and honest piece of poetry! lol This is certainly one of the downsides to these networks, one that we have all experienced on some level. Very nice piece, John! I truly enjoyed it!

Wow, I don’t think I realized I was quite thinking these same thoughts until you hit the nail on the head. The scary thing is that years from now we’ll be thinking the same thing about some of the stuff we write … “I can’t believe I wrote that, and what’s worse, it’s living in perpetuity …” Nicely done!

Hello John,

Hah! I absolutely loved this…HILARIOUS poem-very upfront but true. I too have to deal with those annoying invites I get from people I knew YEARS ago that today I really don’t give a hair about…Very well put!

Excellent work; I will stumble this and forward it onto other people if you don’t mind.

Thanks for sharing!

-Fresh Writing

a great piece, I like the honesty of it!

Thanks everyone! I’m glad you liked it. I’ve logged on to social networks a few times lately where I’ve seen friend requests from people I never expected to ever encounter in my life again — and so I wrote a poem about it.

Fresh writing, you can definitely stumble my poem and forward it — I thank you very much!

John

that is why you use a pen name- LOL

Hello John,

This was a very enjoyable and honest piece of poetry. I can definitely relate to you as I\’ve had to deal with this. These social networks are nice sometimes as there are some people from years and years ago that you would like to connect with again but that seems to happen far less than the instances you brought up in your poem.

Nicely done and keep up the good work. Thanks,

-Resounding Glass

Well done and thanks for that. Just as there are people we hope we never really have to run into (again) in real life, there are people we hope we never have to run into online. And you’re right–the fact that there Is an online makes it that much more likely that we will run into those people….

Regards,

Inna

I really loved it. You are a gifted poet!!

yes, you should just tell them those things.

What truth, I’m glad that someone else is willing to speak out against these sites. It ridiculous how they consume some people and people need to know that. More power to you, Well Done

cool

You left out the answer to the dilemma. Gotta love it!

I really liked this. Especially sice we all have to deall with something like this at some point

Totally agree. I’m in half of the social networks however I take measures to remain somewhat anonymous or at least mysterious. With all the identity theft out there and weirdos who’d love to track down their old acquaintances and shoot them or worse, is it really smart to display our lives online so blatantly? I don’t think so. Great piece of work here!

So true John all will evade all of the above if humanly possible..Great write

what an outstanding write! keep the pen dancing

Ha ha, well written poem, very well said. I just changed my surname so no-one from my murky past can find me unless I want to them to!

Yeah, just because I went to high school with people does not mean I want to be friends with them on Facebook! Ughh!!!

Very clever poem commenting on the intantaneous communication networks which are threatening to take over out lives. Godd social comment.

Wow, I am completely amazed at the reaction to this poem. This by far my most popular piece of writing on Triond. It’s getting thousands of visitors. I must have struck a nerve. These social networks are becoming such a big part of our lives, but I think a lot of people are not sure if they’re always a good thing. Thank you everyone!

That was a nice poem. Something that will resonate with many of us.

I tried not to cry because I always try to be nice and accept friendship on social network. It hurts at times seeing someone who never liked you asking for friendship, sometimes I just want to tell the person off but hey the world is too small and I no longer have the heart to fight the old stories. So I simply ignore the friendship request. Besides, they will never know that I said no, Oh and if they do, I am in a different country right now, with new friends especially here on Triond.

Ah… the irony.
I stumbled it

Yes, magwealth, I understand what you’re saying. I had a friend request from someone who tried to get me fired 25 years ago (it’s in my poem), and I thought, Why would you ask me to be your friend? It’s a weird world we’re in now with these social networks, the way our business and personal lives are intersecting.

Quiet right.

I understand this very much

I understand the frustrations, but if someone doesn’t want to be networked with they usually just stay off the networks. Isn’t that what good old fashioned email is for? For remaining private yet having constant contact/photos with friends/family and no one else? When I didn’t think the social networks were a good thing, I stayed off of them. Freedom of choice, rather than rudeness to people who are using the networks in the way they are created to be used. Social and network are two words that are the opposite of private and anonymous and “leave me alone.” Or am I wrong?

Hi again John,

Just wanted to say thankx for stimulating my mind. I\’ve posted on my blog, linking here to your poem, to try to stimulate the minds of others in turn with some refreshing commentary on this subject. Thankx again. Hope you are having the best day ever. http://www.visualartsjunction.com/?p=1866

(Feel free to delete my link. I could find no other way to contact you other than through the comments box. I\’m not trying for free advertising, just wanted you to see where I linked to you. Have a great one!)

I sure can relate. . .but then life calls. . . I need utopia!

This is a very timely and interesting poem!

You really hit the nail on the head with this. Well said.

I enjoyed your easy to read style and I complement you for getting a ton of hits. You struck a chord with a lot of golks

I enjoyed your easy to read style and I complement you for getting a ton of hits. You struck a chord with a lot of folks.