Watch the Unwatchable

by Luis Cuauhtémoc Berriozábal

Let’s celebrate 

the birds and the bees

and all the drama on TV.

Set up a small table

with popcorn and M&M’s

and watch the unwatchable.

Like Elvis blowing a hole

through the obnoxious

TV set, the babysitter

without feelings or arms 

to hold you when need

a hug or need to cry.

Let’s celebrate 

no one, nobody, nothing.

We are all on our own.

We should think for ourselves.

If you are too deep into

brainwashing, turn off the TV.

Luis lives in California and works in Los Angeles. His poetry, art, and photography has appeared in Black Petals, Blue Collar Review, Kendra Steiner Editions, Medusa's Kitchen, Rogue Wolf Press, Venus in Scorpio Poetry Journal, and Yellow Mama Webzine.