why do i read the news
it makes me so #&!%$! depressed
functioning in a society
that performs its worst, best
a bunch of morons we are
without empathy or clue
idealizing narcissists
and the vapidness they spew.

i know there’s humanity
in those that protect
from life we’ve damaged
and shouldn’t have, in sad retrospect
i’m not innocent either
no one is, it’s true
that’s why humans stink
and sends me to dark blue.

i don’t want to end on despair
and know i must refocus
on things in my purview
which would be a dog’s locus.
i know, no one: dot dot dot
and me - HEY I LOVE DOGS!
but i’m writing for my psyche
to sort my mind’s dialogue.
❤️‍🩹
i go help doggies now.