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Francie Lynch Aug 2023
There strolls another father,
Scrolling while his daughter
Rides her stroller as they stroll.
He really oughtn't scroll,
She's awake as they stroll;
It's a stroller, not a scroller.

The purpose of a stroll,
Is to walk and talk the prattle,
The speach that infants rattle
While strolling in their stroller.

Sing to your child,
Stroll all the while,
Hum or whistle,
Mumble……..Grumble;
But don't silently scroll on,
While strolling with the stroller.

Recall childhood rhymes, if you can,
Say the ABCs or count to ten;
Talk of little piggies and brazen toads,
Meaningful memories,
And yellow brick roads.

Enjoy your strolling.


Enjoy your scrolling.
It's true. They walk by my place.
Adelina Marie Aug 2014
for months i wondered
what you saw in me,
for i was not perfect nor
was i beautiful like your
exes had been.
but they left you when you
drank and cheated on you as
soon as you fell in love.
i could never dream of
leaving you when you
needed me most.
the dating "game" does not apply to me, for
my relationships are not levels in
a flash 2D scroller.
i date to fall in love and
i fall in love to be able
to breathe again.
i don't smoke, but i'm coughing up
bad experiences like tar.
don't make me regret
leaving my lungs
vulnerable again.
atticus wilson Dec 2020
Laying in a dark room with the faint glow of my phone in my hand
Scroll, taptap
Scroll, taptap

Reading memes on Instagram
Switching between the same three apps
Time crawling forward until it’s 4 am
Two hours left before my alarm
Scroll, taptap
Scroll taptap

Such is the curse of the midnight scroller

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