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Attention: Missing Persons.

Digital Warfare.

By Latisha FairfullPublished 11 days ago Updated 11 days ago 1 min read
Attention: Missing Persons.
Photo by Mika Baumeister on Unsplash

Attention, all citizens - remain alert, remain sure.

We’re in the midst of a devastating, ongoing, silent war.

In this conflict of networks, signals and blue-light glare,

Countless are missing - vanished in what seems to be thin air.

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Last Seen - living, dancing, unrecorded;

No ring lights, no lenses, not showcasing their life “sorted”.

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Last Seen - smiling for no one but themselves;

Reading in the library, amongst the dusty shelves.

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Distinguished features - known prior to disappearance;

Not “liked” on any apps for your visual clearance.

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Textured skin,

Present eyes,

Nervous systems calm,

Sitting in a quiet room, thoughts cause no silent harm.

Watching a concert,

No phone light,

No camera in their hands,

In a crowd, singing the lyrics to all their favourite bands.

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Do not mistake these features for filters or edits;

This fuels the machine with further profits, further credits.

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Do not misconstrue with any emojis or captions;

These are just false idols for your screens reactions.

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Search teams have scoured childhood bedrooms and diaries;

However, all found were well past their dated expiries.

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Search parties turned over every desk and old school chair;

Chewed gum stuck underneath was all the evidence to share.

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Reports have confirmed they are now chained to all the feeds,

Subscribed to different platforms that supports their “social” needs.

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If you see the unrecorded, know their confusion may cause resist,

But be firm, hold tight, stay with them - ensure they still exist.

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About the Creator

Latisha Fairfull

Writing a record for my inner child and the woman I am still learning to stand beside.

Not poetry for answers,

But poetry for breath,

For noticing,

And choosing to live from the inside out.

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  • Luke Haymons9 days ago

    What wonderfully pondersome subject matter:) Great take on life as we know it.

  • RAOM11 days ago

    What truth do the words of this poem hide? They make me think about what is worth fighting for and what is not. Very good work.

  • Milan Milic11 days ago

    Quietly powerful and uncomfortably familiar. Beautifully written.

  • Sandy Gillman11 days ago

    It’s scary how close this feels to reality. What a perfect, unsettling close.

  • Jimmy S11 days ago

    Look forward to reading more

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