Good News Is Not News
Good news
is not news
am I a bad human
or am I just a human
safe and secure
I comfortably sit
with coffee to hand
I binge-watch a war
good news
is not news
am I a bad human
or am I just a human
bombs are falling
bullets are flying
mothers, children and babies
lie bleeding and dying
good news
is not news
am I a bad human
or am I just a human
it must be aired
it cannot be hidden
ignored
or condoned
good news
is not news
am I a bad human
or am I just a human
talking heads
from every religion
persuasion and region
must have their say
good news
is not news
am I a bad human
or am I just a human
I watch and I watch
for hours on end
reminding myself
that this is all real
good news
is not news
am I a bad human
or am I just a human
my heart is broken
my mind in revolt
how can this be
how can it be real
good news
is not news
am I a bad human
or am I just a human
for hours and hours
watching the news
I watch people die
get brutalised and maimed
good news
is not news
am I a bad human
or am I just a human
its graphic they say
a caution a warning
but also a spoiler
that here come the good bits
good news
is not news
am I a bad human
or am I just a human
yet I tune in and watch
this death and destruction
this carnage and mayhem
this terrible war
good news
is not news
am I a bad human
or am I just a human
if twenty-four-seven
they aired rainbows and butterflies
and flowers in bloom
I’d watch for a bit then just scroll on by
good news
is not news
am I a bad human
or am I just a human.
Copyright © Rory Galbraith | Year Posted 2023
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