Orwellian Nightmare

THEY will have the final word.

Believe what the PARTY says is true.

Even Facecrime gives you away,

For BIG BROTHER is watching you.

Honesty? Bah, such nonsense!

Loyalty is what must sell.

State-spread rumors incite the mob

In your bleak, dystopian hell.

Reject evidence of eyes and ears.

That's what THEY say. Watch how hate

Turns the unquestioning supporter

Against the enemies of the state.

The Goodthinkful, unaware

How language affects their thoughts and behavior,

Show how ignorance is strength

And lavish praise upon their savior.

Manipulating public opinion,

THEY know well-spread lies will last,

For that's how THEY'LL control the future,

And that's how THEY control the past.

Doublethink is what THEY call it:

The clever art of reality control.

Ignorance is strength, THEY tell you.

Controlled insanity is THEIR goal.

The more powerful THEY become,

The less THEY prove to be your friend.

It's NOT about what's good for the people.

Power is NOT a means but an end.

War is declared on language and memory.

Inconvenient facts are rejected.

Science is reviled, and THEY

Discredit people once respected.

Doublespeak narrows the range of thought.

By caving in you might survive.

Two and two make four, but sometimes

THEY'LL say that two and two make five.

Opinions are not tolerated.

Protective stupidity: that's THEIR plan.

You think THEY can't control your thoughts,

But, oh, THEY can. THEY really can.

Do you look at your screen, or does

Your screen look at you? Or Both?

Do you know how much THEY know

Or if THEY know you've kept your oath?

Who's the next to be vaporized?

Who's the next to become an unperson?

As long as THEY control your "thinking,"

Everything can only worsen.

If only to awaken from the nightmare

Where truth becomes a likelihood

And we retain humanity!

Wouldn't that be "doubleplusgood"?

-by Bob B (8-30-18)