For those who don’t already know br This poem is not going to glow and flow br It lost its freedom years ago br Guess who dictates how the current theme goes br br Arise, Arise! br Freedom is nice br Yet freedom itself comes with a price br Hence the never-ending sacrifice br br After years of people giving up lives br Assisting us with out struggle to survive br To end slavery, to gain independence & to acquire autonomy br We have become the latest kind of slave, a slave of technology br br Our phone conversations are listened to br Yet there is no one you can sue br Technology is watching us from cameras & satellites br Taking away our precious privacy rights br br Freedom of speech, to those I outreach br Does not exist, I teach br Say the wrong things and you will be impeached br br So whilst we have taken br One step forward, br We have also taken br Two steps backwards br We the slaves of new technology br Why do we embrace this new ideology? br br Everything about you br Can be accessed from a central database br Is this just the beginning of a new phase? br br So Arise, Arise! br Freedom is nice br But the price of freedom itself br equals the withdrawal of freedom for some br Hence the never-ending sacrifice br 2006 - Sylvia Chidibr br Sylvia Chidibr br