Vala Hafstad

App Trap

A study in Iceland has shown

That dating depends on your phone.

Avoid an incestuous trap

By using this ancestry app.

 

Your cousin is cute as can be,

But close on the family tree.

Don’t kiss her or catch with your charm–

The app will just sound an alarm.

 

My friend, please be careful and wise

And follow my honest advice:

Don’t count on the phone for alarm

Whenever you walk arm in arm.

 

The battery might be too low,

The Internet down or too slow,

Your phone may have dropped on the floor

Or taken a hit from the door.

 

I have a solution for you.

(It may sound a bit deja vu.)

Just ask her her grandmother’s name

And check that yours isn’t the same.