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David R Mellor

She Scrolls up, She Scrolls down

Thursday 1st September 2016 8:21 pm

She scrolls up
She scrolls down
She likes
She loves
She’s shocked and surprised

Sends a photo
Sends an update

She likes a photo of her child…
Who’s just fallen on floor

She scrolls up
She looks down

She is shocked and surprised …
Takes a photo
Of the bloody mess
Shares it online

Her Friends
Scroll up
Scroll down

Pass comments 200 (at least)
Sits back on the bus
“Now wasn’t that an event”

🌷(1)

Comments

Mon 5th Sep 2016 15:51

I feel sorry for the poor kid, David, But - you`ve got to admit - it makes a change from those sickly, twee, smiling
ones you see so often.

Fri 2nd Sep 2016 20:07

I do wonder whether there will be a whole generation that will grow up with over developed thumbs.

Fri 2nd Sep 2016 15:54

savage and on point. not much more to be said.

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