4chan / subreddits to connect the weird
ragged-faced, trying to connect the beard
fake news! — gave up trying to detect the bots
at awkward dinners trying to connect with Pops;
or at instameets, trying to connect with friends
yearning for mentors, trying to connect with men
or women — to set, then raise, the bar:
spa dates to reconcile, reconnect with Ma.
daily rag spins facts to protect the rats
Bus Station every day to connect the mats
salaries never connect—money is tight
hit up my friend for m-pesa, reconnect the lights
KRA collect the taxes: grossed out by your net?
yet when they read the budget, there’s a disconnect
praise and worship sessions to connect with Christ
prosperous preacher pegs salvation to tithe
such few connections in my network (have I burnt every bridge?)
hit up the connect to hook me up with a spliff
each failure, each rejection cuts like a knife:
looking for reasons to stay connected to life
lost in the world,
looking for home.
just trying to get by.
to not be alone.
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