Watching

I know
He's behind me
Watching me
Waiting
Listening
My every breath
Monitored
Counted
Judged

I know
He bides his time
Waiting upon
His moment
An opportunity
A place
A reason
All possibilities weighed

I know
He listens to my thoughts
Reads my mind
My inner secrets
Locked away memories
Each deepset fear
Unwanted closet skeletons
Whose bones fall without being read

I know
He's standing close behind me
His black badge gleaming
Showing he has power
I can run nowhere
I cannot lose him
I cannot shake him
Big Brother is watching me


Terry Rhiannyr
August, 2012