Mother Glass

Glorious achievement
In tempered silicon,
Mass-produced, belated

Eye of television,
Cut on parallel lines,
Backed by the best spyware,

Installed in living rooms,
Kitchens, bedrooms, bathrooms,
Offices, and barrooms.

People invented you.
People named you, mother.
People watch you through you.

People watch each other,
And they say this is worse,
Or they say it’s better,

But people are smarter
Than people know and loathe
To forgive each other.