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Paparazzi Pepperoni by Stewart Stafford
Gladiatrix in an algorithmic arena;
Jane of all trades, influencer of none,
Duckface pose in a selfie pout,
A zillion zombies waiting online.
Her fall from filtered grace was swift:
A subscribed intimate pact by proxy,
Fame, meat for a pixelated lupine mob,
Her downfall contracted in a dopamine hit.
Fire overnight, smouldering ruins by day,
Her virtual world crumbled around her,
Stepped off the ledge into digital oblivion,
Her fallen camera will fit ano
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