I only know what algorithms tell me

The algorithms that power Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and YouTube have a disproportionate control over our lives. And while there are certain controls that allow us to tweak what we see when we’re on these massively popular networks, there’s no real escape.
WSJ

I accidentally clicked an ad

for hotel spots in Trinidad.

So right away I hit delete,

then went to post my latest tweet.

But algorithms now awoke

and my news feed became a joke:

New recipes for Planters Punch

and having conch stew for my lunch --

I didn't read of Tiger's win

or of the Trumpster's latest sin.

Instead I got how very close

Trinidad's to Barbados.

Bargain airfares now appeared

and advice was volunteered

on the cheapest getaway

all around Montego Bay.

I tried to let my Facebook page

know that I was in quite a rage,

and fiddled with my Instagram --

but they gave not a tinker's dam.

Nothing I could do or post

could rid me of this awful ghost.

And so from now on I'll be seein'

nothing but the Caribbean . . .