Short Television Set Poems

Antenna goes wild
Television’s flickering
Overpowered set

Russell Sivey...

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Riches advertise the rich
on bill board of selfishness
Power is a wind-driven canoe
that drowns the brutal
Poverty is the television set
that exposes rot of heart
in society that cares not...

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*STOP*

Turn off your television set
This is not a test
What have you done up until today to better our existence
What do you have to say
Have you really done your part,  or
have you yet to start
Time waits for no man
It's not to late
I’ve grabbed my pen
What weapon will you choose
PLEASE
Take your shot
Or we all lose...

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Listen to poem:

Black and white television set
First one in the neighborhood

Rabbit ears adjusting the reception
Rotating dial to change channels

Kiddie cartoons and Roy Rogers
Weekly ritual of Saturday mornings

Much talked about Sunday nights
Ed Sullivan his prestigious guests

Staying up past our bedtime
Honeymooners and I Love Lucy



AP: 1st place 2022

Posted on March 9, 2020...

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Somebody please help me, I'm in great distress.
My wife is having her period and she has PMS.
One time she grabbed a television set and hit me in the head.
When I came out of my coma, I was amazed that I wasn't dead.

She goes on rampages and she screams and shouts.
I told her to shut up and she nearly scratched my eyes out.
This time of the month causes great stress.
Somebody please help me, she has PMS....

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Today at six I tuned my television set
To gaze attentively... Propaganda they
All say and that today I could testify to
The spelt evil. The vision telegrammed.

To no avail the brother that was caught 
In betwixt the shooting and rampages
Of the commuters was not screened...
Yet they say no to press censorship too

I later realised that I had no saying even 
When terrorised by my own. So absurd 
And my groans never impact the comrade
Even the commissar so reluctant to my plea....

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