It's likely the accent differences - shock and talk rhyme the way I pronounce it XD Same with poem and roam. I do indeed say "pome", and this is a case of "toe-may-tow" and "toe-mah-tow". Different, corrects ways to say it XD

Aye, the steady part. I can't recall - I may have kept it "steady" to keep the rhyming beat somewhat consistent, but likely it was an oversight XD The semicolon is no excuse for me - I slipped up there XD

Glad you enjoyed it! My lovely little boy will be five soon~