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Ode to the television?

-a constructive criticism hated by many

By Chacha JaramilloPublished 4 years ago 1 min read
Ode to the television?
Photo by Ajeet Mestry on Unsplash

You can tell I’m a rare breed.

My favourite toy as a child,

other than dolls and cars-

that I stole from my brothers

was the television.

For many the start of trouble

For me just a ‘Pandora’s Box’

An encyclopedia of knowledge

A box that flipped channels without a mouse

And gave me non printed information at my house

Without stressing a muscle

My interest on cartoons

That never took me to the moons

An encyclopaedia of knowledge

A wisdom accepted at any age

I loved Japanese Cartoon

From here to the moon

From eternity and beyond

A mere feeling

Artistically speaking

A start of a hobby unaware

Of a love for graphics

Myself to dedicate my knowledge

Details of every graphics to share

And specifics to compare

To a different industry aware

Of their processes to be aware.

Attention to details

Attention to pitfalls

No one accepted to fall

In a food industry to call

And no one to harm

Picky to choose

Picky to conduct

The tv made me easy to choose

An easy life

I didn’t get into the animation of course

But used my pickiness as source

And allowed me to get

Other jobs in the market

I can’t deny television was a bad influence on my self

Now I’m proud of myself.

What do you think?

social commentary

About the Creator

Chacha Jaramillo

Journaling for expression. Writing as a Mindfulness Practice, reduces Stress & Anxiety

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