It's stuttering, sputtering and winking out like the old Black & White your parents had.
It turns on, shuts off and you're left in the dark, the shadows playing on the wall make you want to scream, run, but you stay, sitting in front of the TV, because you know it will come back on, once the tube warms back up, your grandfather told you that, but you don't believe him since he's old and you're young.
But this once, you sit, you listen and wait for the tube to flicker. The warm hum rises through the tv and you feel the room abuzz, though you're the only one in it.
What are you doing, sitting, waiting while others are fighting, dying, arguing, purging and trying to get the world to listen to them.
Get out, do something.
Run towards the action, don't stand there waiting for the picture tube to tell you what's happening, find out yourself.
Learn about your surroundings, listen to those around you.
Ignore the buzz of the ancient black & white media.
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