Reading the Paper

I’m reading the paper real fast;
Don’t know just how long this’ll last
But my gut gets inflamed
When the culprit (unnamed)
Fills the page with his awful bombast.

By and by, there’ll be news I can read
But no politics, that’s guaranteed,
Or I’ll stick to my books
Where, if there are some crooks,
They get punished for each dirty deed.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2024

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Bayles Avatar
November 12, 2024 at 9:09 PM
I enjoyed the rhyme.
Wolf Avatar
November 10, 2024 at 10:49 PM
Whoever the President be, Biden or DJT, I think that the motto of the national newspapers these day -- those few that are left -- is: "All the news that furiously fits." (... and makes readers shxx!) I stopped taking the 'news' seriously a while back. My blood pressure's down ever since...
Rigoler Avatar
November 10, 2024 at 7:17 PM
The bulk of my daily news comes via the internet. The only time I read a newspaper is when I'm a the hospital to see the doctor. Never was a newspaper reader, so I'm not missing anything. / Maurice
Andresen Avatar
November 10, 2024 at 6:54 AM
-The paper edition of the newspaper is gone ... everything has to be read online ... not the same as before, Ilene :) - hugs
Wakeling Avatar
November 9, 2024 at 12:31 PM
This is a bit of fun with a bit of wisdom. I have never read a newspaper in my life. It's all depressing. Nice poem
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