News @ 11

Sat there mouth agape
While I watched
The heads talking
About the worst

Walked about the room
Ranted about the people
Who could care less
I wasn’t the first

The news @ 11
What is it for?
To keep us off the mark
To make us numb once more

Leaned forward to hear
How the children died
A fire; a parent went out
Charges to be brought

Rubbed my eyes in disbelief
Who are these people?
They think their facts
Tell the story; the truth

The news @ 11
What is it for?
To keep us off the mark
To make us numb once more

December 22, 2006
The local news has a function and it is not to inform but to desensitize.