He Kept Scrolling

He kept scrolling.

Past the depressing news, the challenging times.

He kept scrolling.

Past the funny jokes and memes, not to laugh but to see what made others laugh.

He kept scrolling.

Past the hot takes, the cries for help, the typos, the attempts at self understanding, the moments of vulnerability.

He kept on scrolling, and scrolling, and scrolling.

He wasn’t looking to find anything specific.

He just didn’t want to think about what came after he stopped.

And so, he kept scrolling.