Enticed
by prospects
of beauty, fortune, fame
Online
existence more
charming than real life
Initially
we partake
for grins and giggles
But
that kind
of high is fleeting
Eventually
envy sprouts
next to anger and anxiety
Addiction
grips us
more-ever craving more
Consumed
by pains
of online outrage
Seeking
new elixirs
to quench our thirst
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