i hear news stories
every day and read
broadly as far as i can
remember what shapes me
into repeatable blocks
built up over time true
or false doesn't matter
when you know it's a story
told by others, accepted
by so many who repeat
blocks of things we built
for purposes and often
for aggrandizing blocks
carved into self statues
as public demonstrations
   of desire or need
but nothing like truth

it's easy listening, but
sometimes when the obvious
contour of blocks shows
   the shapes within
hearing shapes matters most