the nightly news in poetry

The bad news is that you were not made for any particular fate destiny or purpose.
The good news is that the world is big enough where you can find a purpose that fits you.
The bad news is that no one can truly know you but you.
The good news is that no one can truly judge you but you.
The bad news is that here are all the good things you have screwed up and lost.
The good news is that despite all that wreckage, here you are still breathing.
The bad news is that the unexamined life is truly a life not worth living.
The good news is that the overexamined life has similarly gone unlived.
The bad news is that you are probably damaged by this point in life.
The good news is that you shouldn’t mistake “damaged” for “broken”.
The bad news is that you have a few dents in your armour.
The bad news is that you have a few cracks in your facade.
The bad news is that you have more than a few regrets in your heart.
The good news is that you are damaged but you are not broken.
The good news is that you can still achieve the marvelous.
The good news is that you can still do amazing things.
Don’t be misguided, don’t get confused.
You’re the good news.
You’re the good news.

Last updated February 19, 2017