Daily (Édith Piaf–style) Digital Life Litany for Protection, Direction and Stewardship

Caveat emptier: This post was drafted with help from an AI assistant (Perplexity)— but ideated and edited extensively by the human, Bill Acton

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Mon Dieu,

you hear the songs I sing in the spotlight

and the prayers I whisper

when the curtain falls.

In this bright, merciless online world,

where every joy and failure

can be replayed and judged,

teach me to give my heart

without giving away my safety.

Protect me from lovers who arrive

through glowing messages—

so quick to adore,

so quick to ask for money,

for secrets,

for pieces of my life

I can never reclaim.

Guard my past

from being twisted into spectacle,

my vulnerabilities

from becoming someone else’s content,

my face and voice

from being stolen and reshaped

by tools that do not care

who I really am.

Help me to love fiercely

without posting everything,

to confess honestly

without feeding the crowd’s appetite

for scandal.

And when I am tempted

to measure my worth

by views, comments,

and the fickle chorus of strangers,

whisper that even if I “regret nothing,”

I can still choose differently today—

stewarding my digital life

with a little more care

for the fragile, real heart

behind the song.

AI‑assisted creative work: This litany is an imaginative parody pastiche using generative AI. It imitates the public persona of [Édith Piaf] for commentary and devotional reflection. It is not created by or affiliated with [Édith Piaf], and should not be taken as his real views or words.

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