Wolf Swallows Pope Whole

Saddened by the current state of the media in the US

The pope is dying
The pope is dying
The pope, is dying

“Thousands pray,” he says
Live shots, St. Peter’s Square
It is night there
Here, I flip through channels

The pope is dying

My room is damp, musty
Shades are drawn
On the wall to my right
Charcoal dust sketch of a cross
A chalk outline of a body on cement

The pope is…

Wolf Blitzer is back
And it doesn’t look good
Live feed, third-story window
The pope is dying an old fat man
And I wonder
Should I shave before work?
But Wolf comes back and says
The pope is dying
And all are mourning
And so should I
And So I do