Because she knows
my arms are shorter than
the river is wide or is
longing in turmoil
she shipped me a selfie stick
across the Amazon divide
but I’d like to decide
we’d race with dueling sticks
at three paces, and run
a hush to photo finish
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Because she knows
my arms are shorter than
the river is wide or is
longing in turmoil
she shipped me a selfie stick
across the Amazon divide
but I’d like to decide
we’d race with dueling sticks
at three paces, and run
a hush to photo finish