The Media

They prate They condemn They spew special interest bile These champions of society are but One-sided and silly They claim to have their finger On the pulse of society But write from the view-point Of middle class insensitivity Riots and mayhem bemuses Corruption and graft arouses The bad and dismal encourages Nothing is ever right for them They hope to influence by hiding Behind a moralistic poison pen The untruths and spite they disperse Seems to know no end They often show a lack of decency As they invade everybody’s privacy Opinions are a dime a dozen They assess from a myopic angle Highlighting the petty And ignoring all that is true They never praise or say Sorry we mislead you No hope is given when we Peruse the news Its death Carnage And corporate abuse How would they would feel If they found themselves In another’s shoes? Flam Celebrity And Z-listers Fill up page We should all refuse To let intrude into our thoughts And ruin our mood Too many voices Deafen those being influenced And with the clout To bring about real change Politicians and bureaucrats Are weary of being bullied And being slain All is not bad Some is not great We only need to await the next edition To review our fate A few realise how paranoid we are A few don't even care Praise to the man Who ignores the news His folly will no doubt confuse Those whose job it is To prate and sell half truths