Hate is all I see
Ignorance abounds
Percolating violence
Unsilenceable rounds

Fire in the night
3 more dead at dawn
This is entertainment
All compassion is gone

Fight for a scrap
Kill for a crumb
This is what’s important
Let yourself go numb

This is what we asked for
Cannot turn away
Let’s all watch the news
Perfect ending to our day

Joey Barden is no poet.