Poetprentice Dupins Poet Free verse

Urban Legends: the They

Urban legends: The They

My grandmother always believed 
When one watches t.v.,
there‘s an unidentified they inside
Watching you back, as they spied
in your house, on your habits, straight through your privacy
Who is this they engaging in domesticated piracy? 

At first, we just discounted it like the dollar store
But the more she said it, to Orwell’s credit
I could no longer dismiss and ignore
After all, I was born in 1984

Time passed on as she passed away
But her warning of they echoed throughout the decades 
Feeling nostalgic, I thought I’d watch an old classic, possibly dragnet
A Full House of Friends Mashin’ CHiPs preferred Carol Burnett
So I turned to the channel and then it happened
Somewhere in between the frequencies bounced around, lost in space,
There it was or what appeared to be they face

I quickly turned the TV off out of fear
reverberations of my grandmother’s warning began tuning my ear
I heard it loud and clear, too near it not to hear it, as the voice grew
“You think you watchin’ that TV, but they watching you!”


Written April 5th, 2017, for the Urban Legends contest sponsored by Nayda Negron

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Street Cries July 8, 2017 at 12:13 PM Very nice ink I enjoy your style of writing Poetprentice Dupins August 6, 2017 at 10:00 PM Thank you kindly, Sir.

Cheryl Hoffman May 2, 2017 at 8:14 PM Love the dark humor in your poem and the fact that you mentioned good old Carol Burnett! Congrats on a fine win PoetPrentice!~Che :) Poetprentice Dupins May 2, 2017 at 10:43 PM Thanks, Cheryl!

Brian Davey May 2, 2017 at 1:51 PM Very original take on the theme, congrats Poetprentice Dupins May 2, 2017 at 10:45 PM Thank you, Brian. It was a challenge at first but once I saw the TV I quickly remembered what my grandmother said. I'll never forget it.

Cecelia Hopkins-Drewer May 1, 2017 at 6:24 PM Very good Poem. Poetprentice Dupins May 2, 2017 at 10:44 PM Thank you, Cecelia.

Darren White May 1, 2017 at 3:37 AM Heh, that is a great poem, those 'they' seem to exist after all... Congrats on your win. Poetprentice Dupins May 2, 2017 at 10:46 PM Thank you, Darren!

Charlie Smith April 7, 2017 at 9:38 AM I believe grandma maybe right, well done Poet Prentice... Poetprentice Dupins May 2, 2017 at 10:46 PM Yes, she was indeed! Thanks, Charlie.

Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart April 5, 2017 at 4:11 PM Oooh fantastic write! I have long insisted my love cover the camera on his laptop ;) You're an awesome story teller. 7 Good luck in the contest. xomo! Poetprentice Dupins April 5, 2017 at 9:06 PM Thanks! I really appreciate your kind words, Mo.

Chris Green April 5, 2017 at 4:04 PM Really very cool. So many good lines in this and the theme rocks. From what we have heard lately about smart TVs, it seems grandma was right all along. This should rally do well in the contest, it is very creative. Poetprentice Dupins April 5, 2017 at 9:08 PM Yeah, I'm an 80's/90's baby so some of those shows mentioned in lines were before my time but I do remember catching them on my grandmother's tv every now and then.