How They Really Are

Everything about modern communications

Is performative.

All of it

Meaningless, and yet

If you dare

Accuse someone

Of a belief or action

That doesn’t fit the narrative

They laid out for the world on social media—

Clearly—

You are wrong in your interpretation

Of their posts, messages, reshares and

Belief spout-offs—

People will literally

Scream at you

And point to their media feed

As if that means more

Than how they speak,

How they live—

How they really are