Blackout

No news today:

no media
no phones in hands
no screens
no podcasts
no video, no audio, no radio
no internet
no cable or satellite

No tangled mess of lies
or pompous voices spewing bullshit

No news.
Please.

— Lavender, Dec 06, 2025

About This Poem

Style/Type: Free verse

Review Request Intensity: I want the raw truth, feel free to knock me on my back

Editing Stage: Editing - rough draft

About the Author

Country/Region: United States

Favorite Poets: I tend to read Ted Kooser, Jim Harrison, Billy Collins, Paul Simon, Robert Frost. I like minimalist poetry, and poems reflecting on nature and Mother Earth.

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Critiques

Sen99

6 months ago

Hello Lavendar

We all need a digital detox from day to day the media noise gets too much.

I hope you feel better after writing this brevity poem.

Thanks for share

Sen

Lavender

5 months 4 weeks ago

Hello, Sen,

While I want to know what's going on in the world, much of the news media has become untrustworthy and manipulative. So much nastiness.

Thank you for reading and sharing your thoughts!

Geezer

6 months ago

I couldn't...

agree more, although I find that if I don't listen just a little bit throughout the day, I get anxious that I may have missed something. Damned if you do, damned if you don't. ~ Geez.

Lavender

5 months 4 weeks ago

Hello, Geezer,

Yep, I try to keep up with a little news here and there. Hard to find anything dependable and factual. I definitely no longer trust the larger news sources.

Thank you, as always!