Poetry

The News

This is the news, this is the news,
It's not just an expression of my views
What's going on not random stuff
I didn't make it up off the cuff

Here's the news, here's the news
Facts and opinions not reviews
It's all real, the all real deal
Presenters with sex appeal.

Scenes of America going in
Killing for God is not a sin
They're saving those with brown skin
Where to attack? Get a map and a pin.

All new news, all new news,
See the world from another's shoes
A person explodes in Tel Aviv
Foreigners die but some Brits live

Without a word we carry on, we
Don't worry about the next bomb
A model wears a stunning dress
No mention of the planet's mess

A riot on a sink estate
But don't worry it's not your's mate,
The police want to cut street crime
But walking the beat is a waste of time

Not so! The opposition say
It's up to us to save the day
So, cameras glued to every street
Watch Bobbies walk a crime free beat

Peanuts kill more each year,
So do work, stress, fags and beer
No doubt that pot's a pain reliever
Spout that nonsense you're an unbeliever

A man beat and shot his wife today
Cut off his balls and lock him away
The politicians all concur
But no one wants to cause a stir

Mortgages are on the up
But worse, Man U are out the cup
David's hair is different now
He shouldn't have married that dozy cow

The P.M.'s fucked the national pride
But his hairs his own, smile a mile wide
Finally, a survivor of some disaster
And a kitten, who looks like Hitler,

Cue laughter.