Mythical Media

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I walk to the pub or club,

Talk with folks,

Go play table tennis

Or shop.

But apart from all that chat,

Where do I get my “World View”?

How do I know what’s going on

Outside my little comfort zone?

I could even be another Jim Carrey

In some “Truman Show”,

Being filmed for some TV soap

That I’ve never seen

By Big Brother cameras everywhere;

Feeding off fake news

About the universe outside.

For everything we “know”

Comes from TV

And our mobiles

And PCs.

It could all be as false

As Trump says it is,

If he really exists!!!

Where is the Truth?

Will a No Deal Brexit be a catastrophe

Or a breeze in the park?

Are our “Enemies” really in the wrong?

Is the wider world anything like

It’s painted

On TV???

The con men, and women

Probably have us

In their pockets.

So all we can do

Is be as vigilant

As we can

And hope

That true Reality

Will be detected

At last.

Paul Butters

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