THEY WATCH

they watch you and me
those statisticians
media geeks
politicians
clergymen
car salesmen
the IRS
insurance companies
banks
all those greasy fingers
dipping into information
looking for self-aggrandizement
through you and me
pernicious
dangerous
all seeming benign
warm and fuzzy
presenting as santa claus
or the easter bunny
but growing like a cancer
inside of us
they probe
and use the scalpel
to extract our souls
and we are powerless
to do much about it
but spread the word
expose the jackals
and take to the streets
signs in hand
take your beatings
'cause you started watching
them