Your words can live forever
cast out in the virtual plane.
They truly are immortal now,
and the internet’s to blame.
No matter your intentions
or the crowd you thought to reach,
your thoughts will be interpreted
and stretched until they reach
the few who you expected,
several more who understand,
a couple dozen converts,
maybe some who’ll take a stand,
and thousands, who although confused
by how you use your terms
will swear your wisdom isn’t fit
for thinking men, but worms.
But that is not the full extent
to which your text will go.
In violent, fiery rhetoric,
some radicals will show
that you are either full of light,
or bullshit, and your words
will serve to fuel the fires of hate,
no matter how absurd.
And nothing you can do or say
will make that flag unfurl,
once you decide to publish for
the wider, more ignorant world.
23 AUG 2017
