Read the news today
Not because your teachers tell you to
Or because it makes you look smart
Read the news today
Not because your friends are featured
Or because everyone is talking about it
Read the news today
Not to criticise others
Or point fingers
Read the news today
Not to box people up
To judge
Or to name call
Read the news today
Not to prove you're right
Not to hate
Not to cry
Read the news today
To wonder whether you've done enough
And if not
What more can you do to help
Author
Zulaikha Zainal Efendi
Not because your teachers tell you to
Or because it makes you look smart
Read the news today
Not because your friends are featured
Or because everyone is talking about it
Read the news today
Not to criticise others
Or point fingers
Read the news today
Not to box people up
To judge
Or to name call
Read the news today
Not to prove you're right
Not to hate
Not to cry
Read the news today
To wonder whether you've done enough
And if not
What more can you do to help
Author
Zulaikha Zainal Efendi