In flat times when the news cycle slows
to linger on old stories rather than spike
and peak with changes that come around
like perennials, the same time every year.
As the media aligns with peaks in the cycles
of popular consumerism, as if by itself
us buying more stuff would warm us more in winter
than it does any other season I can't help but think
as we endure the flatness of the news we must try harder
to resist lapsing from the levels of watchfulness
with which we attempt to care about for the rest of year.
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