Narrative Poem

Emily Cocchiola

English 2

Ms. McKoy

Block 1

9 October 2013

Are You Watching Me?

Innocent 15 year old girl,

Hair so pretty with luscious curls.

Curls bouncing like a ball,

Soon her friends seem to call.

Buying new clothes for her date,

Not realizing that she is direct bait.

Minding her own business it seems to be

Not knowing that she is being seen

Having a good time, meeting with her friends

When suddenly the mannequin slowly bends.

She thinks it was just her eyes,

When suddenly the commercial ad changed by surprise!

To a girl almost like her

She questioned, “How did that happen, sir?”

The mannequins have cameras he dares to say,

But the secret of the cameras was something he did not want to say

They are facial scanners to see who shops,

For all of those million dollar tops.

The girl looks in fear,

That’s not a good thing to hear,

I don’t want to be stalked

In this store, or any store, she says with a shock

No signs, no postings, nothing!

You would think that there would be at least something!

To scan my face with no permission

That right there can put your store in bad condition

Without signs or postings to warn,

You are invading my privacy, with no return

American Eagle, Aeropostale, Hollister, and more

Might all going to be going into a little business war

I don’t see why stores use these

Or think they do not have to say anything, geez!

These mannequins need to be gone

Preferably before the next dawn

These mannequins are invading my space,

They need to go to another place.

Either get signs, or get rid of them

To make us all very happy like a hen!