How could I’ve known things wouldn’t be the same
Once I had tasted the intoxication of fame..
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I was catapulted onto a dizzying upward spiral
Once my video clip on social media went viral
I was just a small business owner trying to sell
My creations online, to this day I cannot tell
What made my video advertising my wares
Click with the masses- why it got views and shares
To the extent that it did, overnight my business
Went from barely making a profit to being a huge success
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The next few months flew by as I was occupied
In keeping up with the demands that needed to be supplied
Every product that I launched would sell out immediately
I was running my business and being recognized simultaneously
My social media following by leaps and bounds grew
Creating relevant social media content became an obsession too
I became an “influencer” by serendipity
And got mired in a world new to me
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The world of social media is fickle, everything changes fast
Viral trends of today are not meant to last
Everything is relevant only until the next shiny new thing
Grabs people’s attention and more viewers brings
That happened to me too, I lost my relevance
To keep my business running at the same level became a struggle intense
I crashed down after riding high the wave of success
It hurt, but taught me a lot in the process..
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The instant fame that I had acquired was too good to last
The rise had been meteoric, the downslide was also fast..
Passion...unbridled 