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“Scroll,” A slightly-hinged stream of consciousness while un-asleep in the wee hours of a dark Autumn morning, written Friday, October 09, 2026 poem 282 in a series of 365 poems written by Diana Ludwick in 2026.

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Photo: "One more minute," an iPhone screen-lock screenshot reminding user of daily limit for social media, by Diana Ludwick © 2026.

One forty two in the morning
and I've already lived each minute.
That tingle of a patch of dryness
at the back of the throat,
the calling card for nasopharyngitis

Taunts me, the scratch remains
untouchable by the cool water 
in my bedside glass.

And so: I scroll quartzite reels
Croissant lamination videos
Double oven do’s and don’t infographics.

My thumb finds me in politics:
First:
Take downs of Susan Dell 
and her uncanny doll-like stare
Next:
Defenses of Susan Dell and her philanthropy
Then:
Critical analyses following 
the Dell’s money
and the president’s stock purchases 
from December 2025 to June to —

Hail Queen!
Mrs. Rachel GRWM spoofs 

Now I'm taking notes:
How-to capture and kill
those infernal fruit flies
with household materials.

Photo: Anne Carson winning
the Nobel Prize in Literature
Video: Anne Carson talking
about human intelligence
and a d*ck in hand –

Here are the right techniques
for incorporating black
versus natural
versus Dutch cocoa powder
into baked goods
(Take-away: whatever you do, don't F up!)

Frown, I am now watching:
a tell-all podcast featuring Lance Bass
explaining how he and his boy bandmates
were trafficked at the hand of Lou Perlman —
The 1990s, the 2000s, so toxic –
Brittney Spears, dancing with knives.

A self-satisfied Martha Stewart post
about harvesting her own saffron
from her thousands of purple crocus blooms –
Followed by comments section
overflowing with proud posts
stating 95% of saffron hails from Iran.

Observe: Joke posts about ADHD 
Scan: Joke posts about inept husbands
Cue: Carpet cleaning instructional
(No our home contains no carpeting)

YOU HAVE HIT YOUR DAILY LIMIT 

Ask for one more minute?
Enter password for more time

[Bee-boop-bop-bap.]

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