Saturday, March 28, 2009

Poetry: "Abandon All Hype", a Political Poem

Poetry: "Abandon All Hype"

       Abandon all hype ye who enter here.
       No more Paris Hilton. No more Britney Spears.
       No more phony celebs crying in their beers.
       No more rumors. No more lies.
       No more (Lindsay) Lohan's alibis.
       No phony people's crocodile tears.
       No former child stars crying in their beers.
       Give us real news, not pseudo-celeb. snooze.
       No more fake adoptions to make us feel so good.
       Give us health care, the economy and Iraq,
       Not celeb. murderers perhaps hooked on crack.
        Celeb. news is  "a weapon of mass distraction",
        So toward legitimate issues citizens will take no needed action.
        "In Fraud We Trust" when we turn in to certain kinds of news,
         Though those who watch or listen don't really have a clue.
         Tabloid  'Truth' oft isn't true and there isn't much about it you can do, (but)
         Don't buy the trash that numbs the mind and passes for newsstand information.
         Otherwise, your mind will get distorted inflammation.
         Don't tune into Rush Limbaugh or other propaganda-spewers,
         For they tend to twist the truth and flush it down the sewer.
         NPR is what I trust to give a balance view.
          At least they tell it like it is and do not twist the truth.
          Truth it is subjective if you watch Fox News.
          If you believe that tripe at election-time we lose.
       

     

 

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