No news is good news

Each time I turn on the radio or television to check out news

There is doom and gloom, I can only choose

Between negative news stories and chronicles of tragedies profound

There are crises and disasters unfolding all around

Senseless violence, extreme weather patterns, unpredictable floods and fires

The toll on lives and property rising higher and higher

The world has always been a chaotic place

But these days with calamities we cannot keep pace..

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Many avenues for blame, few solutions in sight

At the end of an infinite tunnel I see no light

I worry about the legacy we would leave

For our children, I would like to believe

That our progeny would enjoy the same stability

That my generation did until recently..

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Right now, a dark news cloud is weighing heavily on me

And I cannot help but think pessimistically

Maybe tomorrow shall bring hope and ideas new

Maybe a silver lining shall peek through