HYPE

We've all been there

"It's great!", they say

"The best we've seen!"

"The greatest that has ever been!"

.

"The nicest thing",

they shout at me,

"that you will ever get to see!"

.

"Go spend your cash

and check it out!"

"We know what we're talking about!"

.

"If you don't do it,

you're uncool!

You're just a silly silly fool!"

.

So off I go,

with hopes and dreams,

inspired by the ads and memes.

.

On my way

I'm hoping, thinking,

salivating, wishing, winking!

.

Finally I

get to see it

think and sense and vibe and feel it.

.

'Wait, it's

really bad!', I think.

My head - it hurts, I need a drink!

But all the cool ones

said it's great!

How can I say that I just hate

the thing that's

famous with their aid?

So let me just join their charade.

.

"It's great!", I say,

"The best I've seen,

the greatest that has ever been!"

😬😬

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I wrote this poem for all of us who feel enamored by the hype of a new, fun thing (like a smartphone, a song or even a newsletter 🙃), but end up finding out that the hype was hollow.

Thanks to all of you for being my early subscribers. Many of you might have seen this poem on LinkedIn back in November, it felt like the right one to start off this newsletter! I feel so grateful for this platform and this opportunity to reach your inbox.

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Until next Tuesday…