the news is used
to shape the views
of those who try
to stay in tune
by turning to
their favorite
stations
for their bits
of information
every shot and word
that’s spewed
is glue renewed
for building nations.
Copyright © henry toromoreno, 2009. All rights reserved.
amen.
twisted shapes lying on a screen
join lives
that will never meet
thank you for your words
lead story on the news
King of Pop has got the blues
while anchormen with perfect hair
praise the progress “over there”….
that’s from some little ditty I wrote years ago when Fox News was reporting on how great Iraq was going and Michael Jackson was in some trouble again… your poem made me remember.
The News. I think we should call it sometime else, don’t you?
The Manipulation.
The BullShit.
The “What We Want You To Think.”