Hooked, Lying, And Stinker

Are you overloaded

With useless opinions, then

We have a format for you

You will find it randomly

In your social media feed

On your thumb powered

Conveyor belt of distraction

Deception and devolution

Whereas in pixilated print

We will select a trigger topic

That is sure to enrage you

Enough to get fingers typing

Knee jerk rapid responses

Bypassing human filters to

Question the source or

Validity of the information

That has no intention of

Drawing a conclusion or

Compiling evidence to curb

What triggers many



For the longest time

The staples used to be

Flag burning, guns, and abortion

On their timed distraction rotation

Simple, easy, and cliché’d responses

Stop, more and none

Now, it’s a free-for-all cacophony

Of tenacious trigger topics

Transgender, patriotism,

Fascism, pedophilia, flat earth,

Moon landings, hoaxes,

Conspiracies, billionaires,

Pronouns, immigration,

Education and vaccinations





Sweltering in ignorance

Regurgitating rhetoric

For the sake of staring

In a mirror that reflects

Nothing of what you see

Save perpetuating

Petty petulance of

I’m rubber, you’re glue

Na nya nana nya ya

By alleged adults with

Jobs and responsibilities

Oozing narcissism that

Their words are the capstone

To close the conversation

Meanwhile, thousands more

Chime in with their two cents

That isn’t worth the digital

Display it appears on



All because they fell

For the nonsense

Hook, line, and sinker



Stop, Think, Move on


So you are not hooked

By stinking liars