Kenneth Cheney Poet Free verse

The News

The news is bad, the newsmen glad
Talking heads squawking gaily on and on
Daily dispensing skewed views of the news
Expert analysis from partisan fools
They report an event, for a few seconds
Then speculate, commiserate, and try to shape
What all should think about what was said
Time after time the story is not how things went
But how we must all now think on the event
Here is my news, for what it is worth
Spend no more than a few minutes a day
Consuming the news in different ways
The rest is just garbage that gets in the way
Go about your life and say
No, to the talking fools who claim
They are just reporting the news
To stupid to realize, we are wise to the game

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Gershon Wolf March 21, 2020 at 11:14 PM Amen, brother. I'm on board all the way. ~ Gershon

Constance La France March 21, 2020 at 11:25 AM Kenneth, I agree with you, too much news is too much news. I listen to it once per day to find out what is happening, we must know that, but then do not listen again, because it is just a repeat, repeat over and over . I am following social distancing and the other precautions and it is easy because in my city most things are closed anyways, but the grocery and drug stores are still open, great poem _Constance

Andrea Dietrich March 20, 2020 at 8:44 PM I believe you are right, Kenneth. when Utah recently had its little earthquake, they talked to a guy who felt the shake of it and they just kept asking ridiculous questions going on and on about something that happens with far greater consequence in parts of the world where the tremor is harder and actually does a lot of damage. And how they are making everyone so nervous about Corona. They could dial it down a bit, REALLY. good one.