As a person who has paid attention
Following the news for many years
Most days now there is nothing for me
As I scroll past the headlines
Scanning for any good news
Skipping the war propaganda lies
Skipping the monarchy adulation
Skipping the politics kabuki theater
A person can only absorb so much
Negative news endlessly repeating
The poison fed to us in this sick society
Spreading a demoralizing message
Searching for useful information
Mostly avoiding the click bait stories
With so many links to look through
Not adding much when opened
Reading the human interest stories
Including the obits of inspiring people
Learning about great advances in science
Uplifts me reminding me what is possible
But the crossword puzzle is my escape
Opened each night working out the answers
Sometimes obtuse but never untrue
Followed up with solving the morning wordle
