Penniless

It has been said that the pen is mightier than the sword. As 2007 draws to a close, with its milestones and mayhem comprehensively detailed on internet and television, I am beginning to think that the pen is only as mighty as the money. Let's face it, news that has been deemed unpopular, inconvenient or boring by the celebrity-starved masses, quietly disappears, unread and unviewed. Global warming, once an inconvenient truth, is now an essential mentionable for any fashionable politician. But what about Somalia, Zimbabwe, Myanmar or the Chechens?

It's been a tough year for gracie, but the blessings I have enjoyed, through no virtue of my own, are undeniable and I am grateful. Is there anything I can do, pen or penniless, to help others? Perhaps I can start by wielding my click power and boycotting celebrity gossip... God help me.


O mighty pen
The time has come
To wield your might
Against the sword
Of comfort and
Complacency
To strike a blow
For the underreported
Unseating the blind rich
Hungry for titbits
Of salacious celebrity
And stand in their faces
Emaciated, helpless
Eloquent in your imagery
Unimaginable
Unprofitable
Unwelcome
But true