Attention: Missing Persons.
Digital Warfare.
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.
About the Creator
Latisha Fairfull
Writing things down…


Comments (4)
What wonderfully pondersome subject matter:) Great take on life as we know it.
Quietly powerful and uncomfortably familiar. Beautifully written.
It’s scary how close this feels to reality. What a perfect, unsettling close.
Look forward to reading more