POETRY: The Luddite Watches
The state of surveillance, the surveillance state Cameras flashing and filming everywhere Microphones recording everything from car horns to intimate moans Drones above head, all the data mined is sold Now there are ads for new vehicles and sex toys This is the new world where nothing is private All should be known by all There are no secrets that will enthrall There is nothing confidential, no clandestine climate Privacy destroyed! There is no hiding place from the eyes of control There is no recourse for our groans We will be watched, "for our care" No debate Lenses will not be the only watchful eyes The luddite watches from behind the blinds Waiting to tell, to disclose All that has been unsanctioned, what is unwarranted Willing and unsanctioned agents of the state, tough A pat on the head is payment intently Scared of their skeletons being exposed The luddite is not technology opposed They use and adopt it all, instantly! The luddite d...
