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by john-bartholomew

Take a picture. Snap! Now show the world where you have been That brilliant destination and all of the sights that you have seen Be it Morocco and onto Timbuctoo, not a thing ever went wrong The lies that we can tell whilst singing a different song We live the perfect life as seen by the planet and its friends Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat, instantly removed in a millisecond For what they can see is fake and often tawdry A quick brush up, a digitized wipe and Instagram is oh so worthy A story to tell your friends of that fantastic night out Not to mention that later on the bouncer kicked you all out Delete that girl in the background that you pulled after that shot The town bike to all who know, never going back to that spot For social media will always tell a different story Best looking people in the frame, a night of unreal glory Waking up with an STD, let’s keep that well away Some slag at the bar not smooth and slick, forget the box of Milk Tray For this never happened looking down at your feet Hers or his, whoevers bed it is Hence, Edited JJB
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john-bartholomew
45 / M / Cambridge
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Written by
john-bartholomew
45 / M / Cambridge
Published
Apr 18, 2018
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Often real life is boring and problematic. I love the edited version of it - Terry Gross

Saint: A dead sinner revised and edited - Ambrose Bierce

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