surveillance

they watch us constantly
through our phones and laptop cameras
Hackers
Lily said she covers her lens with a sticker
"to hide, from them"
who'd sell reels of her perfect tits in the gutters of the net
in one click of the thumb

i look directly into my camera when i rise
and say, "goodmorning friends"
i've never been so bold about anything
i never feel alone
do you miss me when i turn off my phone?

and lily is much bolder than me
she posts flurries of snaps, her perfect tits
online for us to see
but with little hearts pasted over the nipples

a shower to get ready for the day
never alone in there
cameras have faces like screws now
undetectable
i don't speak to the showerhead or the ceiling fan
(they cant hear over the water)
but i stare
they stare back
as i soap my hair, i arch my spine, a good show for them
i've never been so bold about anything

thinking of all the ways i have violated
lily
while she talked
thoughts just appear
in millisecond flashes
strobing fantasies behind lids blinking
and the times i have tried to find
in lily's eyes
what she's thinking

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