Napowrimo 2023/my15th year/day 21
BREAKING NEWS
Right in the midst of the thick of things
stuck in a bubble
trouble like you wouldn't believe
she shouts at the other characters on the page
they too can only communicate
through speech bubbles
and she calls out to anyone
who will listen to her
Callouts shouts think bubbles
thought bubbles sometimes too
you'd have to be mad clever
to imagine them as being normal
Ordinary they are not and the faint hearted
fall by the wayside
the comic strip takes a particular skill set
the comic book another
Any publication is a compilation of minds
and mindsets can differ from day to day
from place to place
and from one funny to another
never mind the editor the owner the workers
and the sleeping partner
You can paint the page in pastel shades
but if the content doesn't stack up
the dollars will turn to cents and roll away
like money down the drain
Superman and Batman and Robin
icons of the front cover are back in the news
Spiderman too but Catwoman The Joker
and other also rans
are relegated to the inside back page
Like the day job it's here today and gone tomorrow
zero hours contract minimum wage
and no amount of rhetoric will change that
you like me are in the pocket
of the powers that be
breaking news smashing
21042023
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