1984 - revised (poem) by Anthony Hall on AuthorsDen

1984 - revised
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I wrote this poem after reading the George Orwell book of the same name
1984 That impossible year, which we dreaded is here When Big Brother would rule our existence All part of the plan, not devised by one man But at our own very insistence A Rebel inside. Our true thoughts we hide In a box tucked away in the attic As intelligence sinks, to a cruel savage brink Behind veils of the loyal fanatic Policing our mind. We fear what they’ll find And bring up the veil in great haste But it turns out instead, we’re easily read Thought-crimes are all over our face It also is clear, our children we fear War games they have learned very well Playing hide-n-go-seek, they spy-n-go-speak To Big Brother. Our secrets they tell Truth and Family, was the reality But the Party subordinates the truth For its own power gain. We fight, but in vain As it corrupts and brainwashes our youth We should just give in, for Big Brother will win Surely it can’t hurt all that much Propagandas’ our feed. The Party fills our need Our Tele-screens keep us in touch If we constantly train, seal this truth in our brain And are confident there is no other Then the Party will bless loyal ones who confess: “I trust and I love my Big Brother” Copyright ©2010 Anthony Hall

Reviewed by Jansen Estrup

Reviewed on August 23, 2016

Winston, lose or draw; fine poem for the well trained citizen - Chris Hedges says, "I don't fight Fascists because I expect to win. I fight them because they are Fascists."

Reviewed by Walt Hardester

Reviewed on June 7, 2010

"We should just give in, Big-Brother will certainly win"

Come on down and look around,
It's 1984 all over again.

Walt

Reviewed by Joanna Leone

Reviewed on February 19, 2009

This is a great poem! It is true that there are signs of Orwell's book, 1984. For instance, there are many cameras, video devices and other ways that the government or others can find out so many things about each person. Yet, we still live in a great country and I still have a love for our country! There are times when big brother watches out for us, yet in a day and age of identity theft and fraud, there are many people who have access to our information for their own benefit.

Yet, even in all of that, we still live in the best country in the world.

Reviewed by Jay Burr (Reader)

Reviewed on April 29, 2008

good poem