Day 2: The Meme-orable Prompt

Prompt 2:

What is grief, if not love persevering?

Write a poem with a title that takes the form: What is (noun1), if not (noun2) (continuous verb)? Your poem attempts to answer the question set out by this title.

What is Choice, if not dilemma never-ending?

Great thinkers philosophise.

I, on the other, am not so wise.

While the greats fight the good fight,

My biggest dilemma is what to watch tonight?

Every night, I embark on this journey,

Of picking a worthy entertainment option from many

After endless scrolling and watching many a trailer,

My food becomes cold and I declare this attempt a failure.

Romantic? Indian? Western? Action? Mysteries?

Dramas? Favourites? World War Histories?

Because you saw X, you might like Y,

But if you like Z, W might make you cry.

You would think an algorithm must know me well.

My Recommended Options? A different story they tell.

Somehow they think I would love to watch horror,

Not true, unless my sunny disposition has a disorder.

Oh and did I tell you about the trending list?

It's basically what's trending, but with a little twist.

What's trending for me, is not what's trending for others,

Guess Mr Algorithm decided to intervene and show its wonders.

Choice is great, but what if its too much?

Would not having a choice be better, as such?

Ponder on this, but I must go,

It's that time of the day when I must pick a show.

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