No News

Why am I obsessed with the news?
There is nothing good here and very little new
On the front pages, or with these talking heads
And if I read the feel-good news stories
I sigh, because these puppy stories don’t work for me.

Bring me thoughtful prose and in-depth analysis
Of the human condition, and our vessel’s survival
Despite the human condition, of our universe still
Turning toward and out and about without
Our involvement, or more precisely our interference.

Bring me something that is unique and new
Something that is from the soul
That says we have a history and more importantly
A future!

Is it too much to ask, that we should understand
How this all came about, and what it all means?