Thursday Thoughts - On Mass Surveillance in America

Why Watch Me?

by Rachel Hoyt

 

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What if our loved ones live somewhere abroad?

What if our online friends are a bit odd?

What if our feet like jumping the big blue?

What if our eyes delight in culture too?

What if we work in the margins and cracks?

What if we live by the skin on our backs?

What if we asked for your help that one time?

What if we were falsely framed for a crime?

What if you know we have dreams to spark change?

What if you see us protest something strange?

What if you see a weird rant or ramble?

What if you know that we like to gamble?

When and why do you watch? What do you see?

And why would you take an interest in me?

 

© 2013 Rachel Hoyt. All rights reserved.

 

 

Knowing how much data the government easily plunders

can certainly make one wonder whose watch they are under.

 

 

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Thursday Thoughts - An Allegory for Reporting, Journalism, and Spying

A Fly On The Wall Allegory

by Rachel Hoyt

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Fireflies flew out of his mouth

and sparkled around the room.

Lucid eyes stared vacantly south,

hunting for things to consume.

Soft glowing lights made the eyes see

the shelf of sad, empty jars.

Pots growing hands grabbed them quickly,

like they were precious rocks from Mars.

Empty glass jars soon became full

of blinking lights held in jail.

Hands of sass screwed lids tight - heave, pull -

**boom** just turtles in sparkling hail?

© 2013 Rachel Hoyt. All rights reserved.

It's not safe to be a fly on the wall

or possibly to know secrets at all.

Read here about reporting's fall.

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