Behind the scenes

loud mind-beats disrupt quiet
Each person wondering…
What are others pondering?
A dollar for your thoughts
let me sell you something, but what?

strategy wrapped as ideology?
business disguised as a revolution?
unsheathed hunger for power
cleverly masked as a savior?

devices, apps are only tools
you don’t see you are wired
you press fake buttons to play
follow our commands to stay
within the periphery of fools

new-found speed has you enthused
too much choice leaves you confused
they are busy behind screens
tightening the web; leaving no clues
history gets rewritten to blame
opponents; glorify chosen heroes

You are just a commodity
bouncing across markets
play with consternation;
silence does not exclude
monstrous manipulation

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Reena’s Xploration Challenge #304