Lights, Camera, Distraction Poem by Matthew Holloway

Lights, camera, distraction
~
the news draws out
stories of poverty and misery
reality betrays its own lies
and stories serve to entertain
to take us to places unheard
and witness moments imagined
there are guilty pleasures
worth more than these words
a little escapisim sometimes
to sit back and forget for a while
whatever has been coming to mind
cue the lights and the cameras
forgive the scripts if need be
or celebrate in their writing
for they all serve to entertain
and we all need distracting