Look at me, mister.
Put your mind in neutral.
You don't ever have to think again.
That's what I'M here for man.
Look at me, lady.
No one will ever know you're shady.
Draw your blinds and get your remote.
I know what floats your boat.
Got so many kids you want to quit?
Don't worry I'll baby sit.
Sit them on the sofa and give them a cola.
Public TV is analyzing Ebola.
While they are watching me in the den
lets go where we can watch Brad and Jenn.
If that begins to bore you to death
Fear Factor will take away your breath.
Hey, mister, you don't have it so bad.
You can always catch a swim suit ad.
Or you can try to learn Victoria's Secret.
After that, you will need a cigarette.
You can't sleep and it's two o'clock.
You don't have to go walking 'round the block.
You just stick with me.
Come watch "Cheaters" on your TV.
Look at me. I am your TV.
What would you do if you didn't have me?
How else you gonna learn what burned down?
And who is wearing the Miss Universe Crown?
Hey! Look at me. I am your TV.
You know I save you from misery.
There is no need for you to try to read.
Like I told you, I got all you need.
I know they told you I was ruining your brain.
Why would I do that? I got nothing to gain.
I know you appreciate my company.
Hey, baby, I am your TV.
A contest entry
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this is a verry gritty poem nice write ,thanks for the read
littlefishone
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Another poem that hits the nail on the head! Looks to me like it covers all the bases! I'm fond of saying that I would rather live life myself than watch someone else live it for me. TV is, of course, the opposite.
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. Isn't it INSANE what something electronic can do?
You've illustrated this with the correct personification and it canNOT be improved on the insult of this hocus-pocus time consuming apparatus.Ha!
Look at me, lady.
No one will ever know you're shady.
Draw your blinds and get your remote.
I know what floats your boat heheheh.......like that stanza.
In content and form, I think it's very good!
Made me smile.
as from me...
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Lol, reminds me of that parody song "I can't watch this". Lol.
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The TV used to rot our brains but now it's the internet that does the best job of it.
Yeah, growing up many ages ago the TV was often my babysitter and my friend (yes, how sad was that, lol) but then I got into books and they were my main focus until I got this darned computer about 8 years ago. Now I read and write online, listen to music, watch movies, do research, pay bills, shop...I'm sure eventually they'll figure out a way to serve lunch through the internet.
And of course I picked up on the satire...and that is why it's called the "boob" tube...it's making us all, well, you know.
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I see you have been posting while I’ve been gone. I don’t know how often I will get to where I can use a computer but I will review some of what you’ve posted.
This poem is scary. If my TV could talk, I’ll bet (if it were being truthful)it would say something like what you wrote. Where do you get this stuff?
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ROFL, this rocked
i love the way the tv is talking an how you made it talk to all the peeps young an old. Awesome
i loved this
Got so many kids you want to quit?
Don't worry I will baby sit.
Sit them on the sofa and give them a cola.
Public TV is analyzing Ebola.
soo funny
one thing
you did the whole piece in ezspeak like somebody chatting an i think the line "Don't worry I will baby sit." should be "Don't worry I'll baby sit." for consistency of ezspeak. if that makes sense?
WTG!!!
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Excellent suggestion!
I did an edit. Thanks for the kind words.
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Encore! You're perfectly right about putting your mind in neutral. In Spanish the TV is sometimes referred to as the "caja tonta" (the stupid box, literally)! It has done much more harm than good. But I will control myself and not get long-winded about it here.
Great piece! Good job!
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Great write, Wise words.
I have about eighty cable channels and there is nothing worth watching on any of them. There are a few I enjoy but very few. I write a lot of poetry in the evenings now. I've missed seeing you on the site.
Del
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i dont especially like rhyme like this but yrs kept me reading all the way to the end... gold in my eyes.. thanks for sharing.
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Lol!
This is so funny.. Yet it is also sad because it is so true. We depend way to much on Television these days. One of the many reasons I mostly only keep it on a music channel (when and if it is on at all) for background noise when I am alone.. Thats about it. I still get the paper, and read books.. Now we have an even newer plague though, the internet! South Park last night told the absolute truth about what could happen if the net suddenly shut down.. Sad but true, yet hilarious.. Well done!!!
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Thanks so much for posting this in my contest. I enjoyed it very much.
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If I haven’t thanked you already, Thanks for the Honorable Mention. If I have thanked you, Thanks Again.
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