Without a Thought

 

This one’s pretty self-explanatory.  Describing our Brave New World, to borrow from a famous title.

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We wake in peace.

We dress in peace.

We eat, with mediocrity.

We tend to needs, unspeakable,

Without a thought to privacy.

 

We read a book

With opaque brains.

We drive, at high velocity.

We ramble through the forest, green,

Without a thought to privacy.

 

We take a jog.

We mount our bike,

And clock location, by degree.

We track our route with glowing maps,

Without a thought to privacy.

 

We walk through cities,

Glance at cameras,

Capturing identities.

We swipe our cards at terminals,

Without a thought to privacy.

 

We fill out quizzes,

Search diseases,

Posting for posterity.

And all the while, the bot takes note,

Without a thought to privacy.

 

Each man a star,

Each woman, guru,

Speakers, bound to slavery,

They step and fetch and find for us,

Without a thought to privacy.

 

We love the ease.

The stage, it calls,

We hardly miss our privacy.

Soon, too, without a second thought,

So goes our dear Democracy.

 

Copyright 2021 Andrea LeDew

 

For more commentary on our tech-centric world and its power to divert our attention from, and demonize, important things, read Sparkly Things.

For an essay on privacy, read Of Peanut Butter and Privacy.