Journalist Julio Valdivia
journalism
at its noble best
seeks ever only
the truth
digging in the dark
at the lonely hour
whilst the unencumbered sleep
sound in their beds
sacrifices are met and made
for there are stories
out there
that must be told
that have to be told
and certain ones
nobody nowhere wants to write …
but they have to
not for themselves
or the outlet
but for a global society
that would otherwise never know
the truth
we need truth seekers in the world
to silence them is harmful
to us all
the killing of journalists
is a shameful thing
to discard their tortured body
by the railroad tracks
their head chopped off
is something else
altogether
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