Unfazed children measure
The hospital corridors
With their feet and hearts
Find a sofa that swivels
And swivel till my head spins
The network is intermittent inside
So I get offline more than online
And soon learn to pass time
Without recourse to doomscrolling
I am back in my school standing
Outside the class for some reason
Counting the number of crows
On the mango tree and wondering
How they spend their long days
Besides making the water rise
With stones till they can drink it
Or losing stolen snacks to foxes
Which know where flattery works ---
At last my name is called and I go in
To know if I am better or worse.
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