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The Mockingbird

Unaware there was a paradigm shift on tv
I heard a mockingbird outside on a nearby tree
new breaking news coming on the tube
why the bird continued to mock, I hadn't a clue

More confusion ensued from my living room view
as I sat on my couch not knowing what to do
trying not to be distracted by the mocking bird
I continued to watch taking in every word

The news people seemed confused themselves
as they tried to convince their ambiguous audience
at first they leaned to the right, then the left
as my mk ultra brain felt even more bereft

I heard the mockingbird chant, fake news, fake news
as I thought this crazy bird doesn't have a clue
sitting there ignoring the bird hypnotized by the screen
I believed every word from the news breaking machine.



3-11-18

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Ravi Sathasivam

Date: 3/12/2018 12:43:00 AM

Excellent verse with well penned. Enjoyed reading it. Thanks for sharing it.

Cheryl Hoffman
Date: 3/12/2018 5:19:00 PM

Thanks so much for very kind comment and visit Ravi; glad you enjoyed my write!~Che :)

Tom Cunningham

Date: 3/11/2018 3:02:00 PM

Brilliant verse Cheryl, well done. Tom

Cheryl Hoffman
Date: 3/11/2018 8:00:00 PM

Thanks so much for very kind comment and visit Tom; Really appreciate it!~Che :)

Silent One

Date: 3/11/2018 10:44:00 AM

I am in the midst of writing a poem called silent nightingale, i loved our poem and the message...

Cheryl Hoffman
Date: 3/11/2018 11:17:00 AM

Thanks so much for very kind comment and visit Silent One; am looking forward to your silent nightingale poem!~Che :)