Milking It - (A Villanelle)
They pull back a curtain in time
with one-word pictures sublime
to evoke a tear or much fear.
Announcers speak of Katrina,
9-11, Columbine or Diana
through a curtain in time.
Talking heads regurgitate Watergate,
the Holocaust or Vietnam to titillate
a tear or much fear.
Lives lived vicariously
on the trauma or drama they see
through a curtain in time.
Memories milked on the 11 o'clock news
as some folks settle in for a snooze
without a tear or much fear.
Until the next catastrophe
become the latest event to be
shelved on tape behind a curtain in time
to await a tear or much fear.
Copyright © Sue Mason | Year Posted 2007
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