My awesome Mom
told me today
she was appalled
that a violent video
was shown
on the nightly news.
I asked her
if she had contacted
the TV station
to tell them that.
She hadn’t.
Telling me
won’t change anything.
I don’t decide
what is shown.
Telling the TV station
might change everything.
They do decide
what is shown.
If you don’t speak up
about the world you want,
other people will
and they might not want
the same world
you do.