Breaking News


The news is broken,
broken all to bits.
They just told me on TV,
stressing all my wits.

Who broke it,
I'm trying to figure out?
But it must be broken,
to hear that guy shout?

Is it going to happen to me,
or in my neighborhood?
Probably very soon I see,
and that is not very good.

So I turned off my TV,
never to watch news again,
but my friends keep texting,
to go online where they've been.

There's a guy there,
with all the answers,
to all my deepest doubts.
And he's telling us the truth,
so angry that he shouts.

"The system is broken,
and we must fix it now!"
He speaks with such conviction,
even the when and the how.

All I have to do,
is to follow him and be loyal.
And he will solve all my problems,
and let the broken news boil.

So glad I have a savior,
to soothe my achy breaky head.
Our broken world is fixed again,
but, I soon will be dead.


Breakin'

Breakin' Gnus Courtesy MacMillan Dictionary

News outlets have always been in a rush to be
first to reveal news, good or bad. Today, with
almost instantaneous transmission worldwide,
news comes from all sides fast and furious.
And then, some news is rehashed to the point
of exhaustion. For most timid souls, this is
all too much. So, they rely on their best friends
for the truth of the matter rather than trying to
figure it out themselves and often get it all wrong.

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