Dear Madam News Anchor,
Do you sleep at night?
Or are you blind to our rights
and freedoms taking flight?
As you read your prompter
I can’t help but wonder
if you know what you speak
echoes like thunder.
Feeding the beast
that grips our youth
with the only source
they are told is real news.
These mainstream names
on the path to defame
those who report
without selling us short.
I could curse the 2D faces
behind protective screens
but I will let it go black
and process what I’ve seen.
As you do your job
I shall do mine
by studying your claims
and drawing the line
between what has been honest
and what has been funded
by cunning profiteers
and those they’ve corrupted.
by Kayla Henry
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