Why is the television always on?

Turn it off
I ignore it now

Sure, I'll watch an occasional sporting event
At the gym it is usually on

But the news
Ugh that is the worst

When people just sit in front of the 4 p.m. news
Just seems like a waste of time

I think every American household
Would be better without a television

And as I type
The television makes a noise
In the background

I come back from the stillness
Of the hike

Sitting behind the tree
Observing the birds
Hopping and eating berries

I saw a bird fly about 4 feet
And grab a berry in midair
Then return to its resting branch

Reality beats television
Reality is reality

The program is the program
Tune into what is real
EARTH