Get ready with me
Instead of going fast I'd prefer to go slowly.
I spend a lot of time on tiktok actually, but not posting. I'm not really into livestreaming my life like people do, posting my face all over the internet, but I understand that that's what pleases the algorithms. Parasocial relationships and heightened emotionality drive views, draw people in and take them on a journey– a lot of media is like that now, which is why I hadn't heard of a famous spoken word poet until their passing. I don't want to be dragged around by my feelings by anyone, not at a slam, not by a bot, not through my device. There's more emotion in it than I can process all at once, I want more time and space.
And yet,