Tv Reflection Poem by Jan Oskar Hansen

TV Reflections
The news is deeply depressing, except for a Yemeni
woman activist trying to explain to a dense reporter
that Yemen do not need outside interference.
The reporter wanted to know about Iran, everyone
does, the Saudis and the Israelites.
Iran is a big regional power and has influences in
the regions... big deal.

I turn to the weather forecast, drizzle in Singapore
and that is not so bad. I have never been there
Only seen pictures, a sort of place only businessmen
Would like to visit

Blustery in Oslo, that brings out a giggle, serves it
right, the people live in fear that the foreigners will come
change their hardy culture- beer and street fights-
little do they now that Norway is not on top of the list
where the unsheltered masses like to go.

Singapore and Oslo have much in common they are
places where the natural behaviour is against the law.
its people are trained, not for them to cross the road
when it is on red even if there are no cars around