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Breaking News

Oh, great
Another political scandal
Let me guess
She’s sixteen

how in the world
will he explain
this mess

the details are getting vivid
empty bottles, condoms
and cheerleader pompoms

wait, it might not be him
there goes wishful thinking
the mastermind
made reservations
with his own credit card

thanks for watching
breaking news at ten
don’t miss out tomorrow
when we finally find
who killed the missing hen

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"when we finally found out who killed the missing hen"
our pique of our humanity
and what the poets surmise

intense and very rich in comedia de larte

for your words

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Love it!!!!! the ending is great. Sarcastic humor the best kind
Chrys

Chrys
Let your mercy spill on all these burning hearts in hell(Leonard Cohen)

i guess expirementing is what I was missing

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You got the groping of "news" down pat lol............stan

Who pissed in your cornflakes this morning, mate? Love the dripping sarcasm. you'd be a fine news anchor.

this gives a whole new meaning to cynicism. wesley

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Wes for stopping by

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much has already been said before me by others...i too loved the humor with a dash of cynicism and hope...like it's said .."humor is the spice of life"...

raj (sublime_ocean)

thanks for stopping buy

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What I liked about your poem was the disjointed delivery as a reflection of the news we see on television and on our phones and of our lives.

Everything is a snapshot, just enought to pique your interest and how we are no longer capable of concentrating for more than a few seconds. And the punchline, a reminder that our interests are captured with tedium. It was perfect, Ruby :)

Give and grow - let's raise our verses together. I'm happy to comment on your work and appreciate a comment on mine.

Thank you Ruby for stopping by

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