Watching the news on TV
my sister almost wept to see the farmer
shooting newborn lambs.
It’s not worth feeding them, he said.
She started asking deep questions
about the economy
and why things can’t get better,
but the relentless babble
pushed them into the background.
After the evening’s TV, her thoughts
a porridge of vague imaginings
and edited ideas, she announced:
I’m only interested in news about animals
and went to bed.
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