News
by Henry Burt Stevens
11/17/2005

"...weekly, my newspaper delivers me 5 to 6
pounds of newsprint to bring me an ounce
or two of news...."

media left the highground
wandering among the
seedy forest floor
edging the swampy muck

where murkiness availed
the chance to exchange
information sometimes true
or others false or inbetween

and under cover of confidentiality
carried it back to the higher ground
even the mountain top
even the bully pulpit

where launched it
immediately becaume news
the truth racing into
every nooked crannied mind

repeated instantly noxious
yet readily accepted boosting
polls as the unbelievers
unpatriotic mumbled grumbled

sorting out responses
which could nullify
the bought and paid for
those who can't afford truth

while the internet gushes forth
a torrent of open news
stories by ordinary people on
the ground of where it's at

speaking what they see
to the media that's free
that's worldwide 24-7
that's growing raising voice.