Let’s not talk about terrorism, write, nor broadcast it
No more the sight of blood and gore from dismembered
Carcasses of men and women, young and old, and the tender flesh
Of babies scattered, alighting on treetops and eaves of houses
Unchecked hell, ball of fire singeing, bloody scimitars like
Venomous tongues of diamond-eyed serpents strike
With senseless abandon on bright sunny days of barrio fiestas
Innocents dragged for ransom, indiscriminate and ruthless
To forward political and religious causes, or is it just banditry?
The white flags drip red oozing from wounds of the unwary
Enough of this on tv, enough of this in newspapers and radio
Get your revenue from somewhere else, not from blood money
You only stoke the flames, ransoms go higher, embolden scum and make
Famous the infamous, opportunists into heroes ready for the polls
Enough of the false glitter reflected on the tube and silver screen
Let’s be done with silly plots, martyred women and crying waifs
No more the inane and vulgar dialogues and dragging scenes
Clothe the immodest, the mammalian freaks who bare as if in art
The sick and kinky pleasures penned by hysterical fairies
Selling obscene laughter from the tasteless slapsticks of gay ridicule
Lewdness and crudity are now clicheic fare regardless of audience
Let’s raise the cause for better media offerings
Uplifting themes, virtue rewarded, moral lessons to children
Heroes worthy of emulation, not the rich and the powerful who
Flaunt their ill-gotten loot, getting away with their insidious deeds
Let’s sing hymns to those who serve well, applaud exemplars from the barrios
Those who labor with honest toil, plowing and seeding the native sod
Let media deny those who self-aggrandize, those who create saccharine images
Reject bulging envelopes of releases with ulterior motives and wads of bills
News that disinform, make malice, besmirch the honest, lionize the crooked
The tube and the diode box are bad news, the press blotted by its own ink
Let’s now defer listening, seeing and believing the heralds of a muddied estate
I think we should follow peace with all men, the news media reports I think only part of the horrid news.A good heart felt write my friend.And thought consuming.I hope you read mine as well.
thought provoking...hype and publicity hogs away the attention from the important matters...a shift in mentality is a must
Good one Eddie A very important point raised I wish media pays some heed Thanks for sharing
'The Medium Is the Message' - definitely agree! I can relate very well with everything you mentioned. Hopefully the Phil. media will do something about it.. 'teach the child what he NEEDs to Learn'.
Bravo! /// 'Let’s raise the cause for better media offerings! ' Let's get on with it indeed... Beautiful write Eddie! Such profound thoughts and realities woven tight with great flair!
Riveting editorial of the heart, Eddie. Never waivers or gets bogged in content.
Your words are boldly and strongly presented in a most decriptive manner. A very worthy message and cause. Very nicely done.
a strong advocate whats going on there in the Philippines...nice write..
It is hard sometimes for my mind to even fathom such injustice! We are in the year 2009! And yet, some countries are so far behind, and allow Goverment to dictate what is right and what is wrong. No voice of the people but cries of pain and hopelessness. So sad. Great moving penned peice. God Bless, Linda
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
I completely agree with you on this...a way to shift our mental thought pattern and focus more on the possitive side. inspiring!