Watching the news?
She doesn’t
Reading the news?
She doesn’t
She wanted to be informed
but seeing so much brutality,
pain, and trepidation
in her world
she became inconsolable
It’s easier being ignorant
CBC News
Global
“15 Palestinians killed
in Israeli forces raid”
“Man who set himself
on fire dies”
“West Africa’s deadly
heatwave driven by
climate change”
National
“BC man killed his
three children”
“man killed in Manor Park”
“Quebec eyed as prime spot
to suck carbon from atmosphere”
Local
“NS justice minister resigns after
controversial comments on
domestic violence”
“Fire rips through
Happy Valley, Goose Bay”
“Temporary housing for homeless
people at Shannon Park?”
Watch the news?
She doesn’t
Ellecee
Day 21 - NaPoWriMo 2024
Prompt: Watching the News
From: TP_Poetry
Prompt: Watching the News
From: TP_Poetry
I wanted to do this too...go with the day's headlines (all traumatic and horrible) but I ended up with ....what if there were no headlines...it's a broken world and I'm not sure we know how to fix it all.
ReplyDeleteThese are such difficult times, and I agree, what can we do to help in some way. Thank you so much for responding.
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