The Commentators

"Why are they so mad, Grandpa?"
The commentators.
"It is just a TV show," I explained, lamely.

What can you say to a four year old?
Agendas, affiliations, ratings?
So, I refer to my needful awareness:

Pixels of light on a screen
Not real. Profound enough
To answer a child.

In fact, it made me wonder,
Do they know our experience of them
Is image? That their posturing,

Rude words, and intimidating
Gestures visit my living room
In a 20 inch box?

I walked up to the TV.
"Look," I said, "they are only this big."
She giggled. I turned it off.