Dear Algorithm

I worked really hard today

On a poem that you said was just 'okay'

On a song that made me cry when I wrote it

And went invisible as soon as you deemed it

Unrelatable

Insufficient?

Not enough for someone who didn't

Give you the right information

Spend money on boost motivation

I said "poem" in my caption 5 times

Used 5 times as many hashtags as last time

but I

Wish there was more of me

And more importantly

I cannot tell

If it's a cure

Or if it's a disease

What has it done to me

I'm craving its company

It's asking for more

It's locking the door

It's not who I wanna be

Do you think Dickenson or Galileo

Or even the great Maya Angelou

Spent all this time worrying about SEO

It's just too bad it's all that we know

You think they were paralyzed by a system

That held a key built to assist them

You think they waited for permission

You think they had a bigger vision

Well

There's more and more of me

and more importantly

I cannot tell

If it's a cure

Or if it's a disease

Slowly unraveling

Constantly battling

It's my peace of mind

If I give you my time

You won't give it back to me

It doesn't really matter does it

Who hates it or who loves it

If I get something from it

If I reach for my summit

I think its relatable

More than sufficient

And after all, I don't care if you didn't

You don't even bleed

You don't even cry

You don't even care

You don't even try cause

You just want more of me

My data is currency

You'd send me to hell

If it would sell

It just occurred to me

That I don't do alibis

I don't do compromise

If I'm not what you want

I don't give a (ah)

I won't apologize

I've been a slave to your system

An obedient 'yes man'

An underground craftsman

And I see it's turning me bitter

You're cutting my choices, there's too many voices

I see all their lives through your filter

And I'm just a victim

You crave with conviction

My energy feeds your addiction

And it's not worth all the time I've lost

Cause the river keeps flowing, and it's endless

Mother Nature calls to me, and she's boundless

Her breath is the wind

That's pulling me in

Contentment is found from within

I'm sorry to report, Dear Algorithm

I'm all out of desire for your social system

I don't fit the mold

Your lead is my gold

My art is my alchemy