now go to sleep

i like how the news

casters

give you the most

horrific news.

stories about death

and disease, scandals,

global warming, flooding

and fires, car jackings

and

murder in the first

degree,

and then after a commercial

break they tell you

a fun story

about a kitten caught

up in a tree.

rescued by a grandmother

with a ladder

and a cardboard box,

holding a

piece of baloney.

the panel is now all smiles,

joking and laughing,

talking about their own

cats and dogs,

fluffy and fido,

ending the broadcast

as if all is well.

now go to sleep. 

go to sleep.