I Watched the News

I watched the news last night
at 11 o’clock on channel eight.
As usual, 
it told of disaster,
death,
loss,
and sorrow.
I hate repeats.



First Appeared, Animated Blue, volume 33, 1980.  All rights reserved.
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Smith nee Howarth Avatar
July 31, 2026 at 10:14 PM
I stopped watching the news for that very reason. Nothing new day by day.⭐
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