IF SHE WERE A FACEBOOK POST by Mide Benedict

If she were a Facebook post
I will never share her
She will remain on a wall
But what good will she be
On a wall, dormant and not inspiring.

(Stanza 1 is unright)

If she were a Facebook post
I will share her into groups
Swift like a finger clicking Likes
If she were a Facebook post

I will share her with my friends
To inspire and make their eyes
Go wide, and even wild
My mama will see her
My brother will do
And my sister too:
And like a Facebook post
They will all click the like tab.
If she were a Facebook post
I will share her with the world
But if any tries to plagiarize,
She will not rise from the page but ice
To such a heart breaking plague.

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