1984 now

* 1984 now *
Set the traps in your mind
Unwind the string for following
Hear the hollow calling
Spies and secret police watching
Clothes a shade too casual
Scruffed shoes from fast walking
Unusual couples more interested in you than each other
The dripping tap of paranoia
A half open window closes as you walk by
Tourists capturing you in their photos
A van which never moves in your street
Your own face watching you in reflection
The quislings and collaborators all around
Footsteps down the hallway empty when you check
Strange calls in middle of the night
People walking their dogs too slowly
Cars slowing down as they go by
Low helicopter over-flights many
Unusual pauses in cashregisters as you shop
Familiar faces you cannot place
People moving close on public transport
All the wrong rhythms to everything
Where paranoid means self aware
And the faceless authorities tug the strings.