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the absence of silence

By Carmen HeniginPublished about a year ago 1 min read
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Photo by Alexander Shatov on Unsplash

Social media noise, constant in the mind.

Influencers telling us who to be and what to buy.

Likes and tags, comments and no responses at all,

Eating at our brains, demanding attention and emotion.

Nightmare to our youth, too often leading to depression, self-hatred and harm...suicide.

Can we not just stop?

End this endless noise? Have, simply, silence?

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About the Creator

Carmen Henigin

I love to travel, adventure and exploring. Turns out, I also love writing. I recently published my first book "A Depressed Woman's Sarcastic Take on Life," and am working on several others! I look forward to learning from other writers!

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  • Testabout a year ago

    well done

  • Ruza Aldinabout a year ago

    I wasn't expecting an acrostic! Very interesting.

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