the waters glistened crystal sapphire
blue we stared with thoughts of becoming
them we lived in an open space by the
sea on the outskirts earth had changed
in the last three thousand years but
more in the last twenty the four of us
lived in pray sans Southwest Cornwall
golden sand beaches could you blame us
New London was dead
a solar city with no heart run by
machines two years gone already seems
like yesterday we still visited our
families in the city what was left of it
society’s fabric had changed entirely
computers became extensions of us the
machines made themselves more than
comfortable your reality but not us
fleeing the city was part of our destiny
nature showed us too we saw the signs
what this city was becoming children
were no longer in schools there were
none obsolete since 2045 they no longer
serve their purpose
the world slept in our palms holographic
computers allow children to home study
an interaction of mutual exchange hearts
raced pumping out streams of data
flooding us what were we becoming what
would be our fate once again we found
ourselves stuck at the crossroads
humanity is divided information
saturated us we swam in air
storing more than we could download
screens disappeared we became the
monitors nobody in the city cared for
privacy anymore we gave up our rights a
long time ago library’s closed banks
shut and the city smelled like a viscera
did dog carcasses ashen gray clouds
swarmed in between roads to provoke us
the masses intestines churned out sick
from across our disease ignorance angry
protests banners red new infrastructure
services which serve us more efficiently
disgruntled protesters lingered on
overcrowded pavements till dark
their nostrils flaring with rage two
motors gasps reverberating of concrete
buildings the city’s anthem beads of
sweat formed on brows faces emaciated
from sheer exhaustion hospitals closed
on rates of once a week due to financial
restraints many doctors and nurses
became redundant there was no space we
live suffocating the city exceeded its
threshold rose blood boiled bursting
city veins London became unrecognizable
people traded whatever they could get
their hardened hands on paper money
became old-fashioned it carried babyish
weight eyes were credit cards we
identified ourselves through biometric
authentication irises thought passwords
four years of life savings the
increasing city’s population became
overwhelming hence we fled elsewhere
societies last breath was being breathed
there was no respirator blood stains
cardinal red graffiti’d city walls
smudging signatures everywhere chunks of
ice could be felt in the depths of the
city’s throat cutting us like daggers
corporations located in the city were
becoming extinct every parasite needed a
host and nobody was willing to host them
how vast was earth what were our true
origins why did the truth always seem to
be shrouded in mysterious covers darken
newspapers buried in godforsaken alleys
wafted with winds which trolled the
breasts the papers were seen as fossils
on par with dinosaurs publishers were
not printing their ink had run dry
fortunately or unfortunately everything
must change the great paradox of life
upgrades in multifarious assortments
were sewn into humanity’s cloth blot
eggs
the universal mind by experts epitomized
the future 20:49 mammoth indesign a
digital bottomless pits heralded by
scientists globally as the new Messiah a
world within a world once entering blah
–tx you were sure to be lost forever
police dwindled in numbers throughout
the city helped by a few volunteers
dressed in licorice black leather
jackets scattered groups felt bought
ordained them anointing their heads with
Jasmine oils to uphold law and order
referring to themselves as the
protectors their fingers plagued with
thick yellow calluses Illustrated grim
scars of war crime rate soared charcoal
black rats crawled around neglected
street lampposts like wild dogs
unshackled from leashes the city was a
desolate warzone living out its
nightmares who was in charge of New
London where were its leaders
politicians were nowhere to be seen the
city became rudderless heaps piled to
discuss the future people took the law
into their own hands affirming it part
of destiny barrel red bloodshot eyes
Shawn during the day illuminating the
darkest nights magnolias white cigarette
smoke impregnated the naked air asphalt
are stuck to lungs lined with mucus
filth coughing the only way to breathe
gangrene fingernails flicked upon tired
streets stubborn addicts 12 in drunken
states as they continued dancing with
Devils life-threatening viruses seldom
used in to blot sixes pause infiltrating
them the immune system had been
compromised once before but not to this
treacherous capacity treated as a high
threat of maximum security a nuisance
bloody catastrophe hidden truths lay
bare flesh a vulnerable scabby revealing
clues answers to the ultimate riddle
what is this place called Earth
challenging our perceptions stretching
minds transporting us to the
extraordinary Earth’s appearance
deceived the best part of us deciphering
brought us closer to the ultimate truth
copious amounts of mischief spawned
after the advent of the venomous viruses
conception nobody sprang forth it’s
troublesome culprit remained notoriously
Anonymous disrupted holographic
computers temporarily froze like
siberian glaciers frosted blades rumours
surfaced was it premeditated it’s
inconceivable disturbing lunch the
poisonous virus materialized in the form
of a 30-minute public service
announcement agitated shoulders shrugged
while hot food became cold pour laughing
in stitches taking it for hoax a
satirical affair nothing surprised
anybody anymore
the world in 2049 had seen it all
i pair society as it creates itself
alive as the world becomes blinder
nothing was open
airports throughout England were closed
giant weights thrashed against bare
bones
we sought its antithesis stagnant waters
filled disregarded potholed roads foul
suus tantrum mucky putrid undigested
meat could be smelt in our sleep we
deserved more superfluous lifestyles
society became a bunch of spoiled
children how did we find each other
birds of the same feather flock together
like tracks like lose Proteus Pandora
and I were as close-knit as a raspberry
Bellini Garmin freshly shelved we shared
similar worldviews attitudes demeanors
and sensibilities free spirits was our
excuse for leaving New London and
slipping off into the plush watermelon
gold outskirts prey sands free sands was
a renowned surfing paradise facing the
Atlantic Ocean a mile long idyllic white
sandy beach to roam wild lying south of
the a39 for Helston depends answer owed
an unspoiled pearl Cornwall’s best-kept
secret
five hours driving from New London
diminished our animated eyes into
refrigerated corpses anetha ties torsos
debilitated vertebras slithering like
slugs endeavoring to break their fragile
calcium carbonate shells squinting out
of flat glass windows into emerald blue
waters marveling at the pristine
coastlines lustrous grandeur
unconstrained saltwater aromas
nonchalantly seeped into our bare barren
nostrils we had arrived
whooshing sounds of waves crashed into
mingling with voices of peregrine
falcons hollering each other
circling aimlessly into the Moroccan
velvet skyline the horizon caught
glimpses of us as twirling water swayed
to contact each other water stretch
farther than eyes could distinguish
buoyant man-eating Mako shots patrolled
or recklessly underneath safeguarding
occult treasures lemon blossom lights
penetrated the oceans expanse snoozing
on its surface breaking a ripples flow
towards us forming thick fluffy coconut
cream white foam glaring at lush
ambrosia greenery surrounded by ancient
medieval castle cliffs overwhelming
enchantment left us closed mouthed and
speechless searching for words earth
ships were sustainable eco-friendly
buildings generally built from Earth
field tires were other recyclable
materials
Earth’s natural resources were harnessed
to garner energy thermally insulated
with Adobe an organic material comprised
of sand clay and water Adobe structures
were immensely durable accounting for
some of the oldest prevailing buildings
in the world
ample volumes of thermal energy kept the
house cool in the summer and baking in
the winter the best of both worlds
fiberglass systems harvested rainwater
cascading from the roof through two
spiraling vortex filters building upon a
vacated caravan campsite we worked our
tortured fingers to the brink of death
Pandora was the architect her
imagination lasted centuries news
cherished the garden being in nature’s
womb freed her gliding slender fingers
through rough grass her deep Brown
Warner eyes stared in admiration life’s
miracles vegetables planted from
neighboring land plots reminded us food
was not scarce once again soaking rain
seduced the soil we lived in abundance
many groups kindred to Oz lived close by
feelings of mutual appreciation or shed
why did they come here why did we
everyone had their reason the digital
age prompted many to leave the city to
reconnect with nature mucous thick
technology saturated Earth’s coagulated
placarded and arteries blocking them the
so called
famine ridden third world countries all
disappeared Africa possessed more
machines than anywhere else
becoming a base hoarding them automatic
drones with abilities to set up camps
where they chose roamed lands they’d
govern them
nanotechnology made it possible to build
machines at subatomic levels
manufacturing abundant resources allowed
us control over biochemical processes in
our bodies enabling us to eliminate
disease and unwanted aging nanobots
robots miniscule as viruses injected
pomegranate red blood streams programmed
to reproduce themselves the new cure for
cancer society’s main religion became
transhumanism a way of life suggesting
humanity should aspire to higher levels
physically mentally and socially
technologies accelerating velocity
swerved clumsily crashing throughout the
city like wild indian ola Texas
hurricanes human enhancements were
widely available for sale they sold
smiles lasting forever irreplaceable
ancient forgotten Scrolls predicted the
coming change for seeing humans would
become remnants memories ancient
souvenirs mine transfer was a process of
mapping biological brain blueprints and
popping them into a holographic computer
uploading human consciousness onto
computers became tradition celebrated
like independence festivals many groups
were defiant scattered resistance is
charged into Trafalgar Square unruly
fully opposing human enhancements we’re
killing ourselves losing touch with
ourselves in nature what’s a life worth
sees of howls were heard like shattered
glass screams fifty years is all we have
left
infuriated banners read whilst hisses of
saliva exchange between street police
and angry protesters genetically
engineered chestnut dark Presa Canario
dogs attempted to free themselves from
tight leashes as copious artificial
liquids dripped onto grounds beneath
their mouths became slobbering oceans
towering 10 feet in heights they became
the city’s protection
powerful constructions harsh textured
black coats cuboid boxed heads robust
steroid inoculated cylindrical muscular
necks undercover police station behind
Nelson’s column steered remote
controllers vicious snarls from tweak
commandant settings delivering extra
volatile performances technology became
the new weapon of warfare the city never
slept brain computer interfaces promised
amplified intelligence city dwellers
branched into two bands some for the
latest scientific interventions others
firmly against its gates had opened
which were once closed however making
lives effortless was questionable
science often flung out claims which
were phony scientists predicted Zee
voice modifiers would change a human
voice Bela
a substantial majority throughout the
city purchased the Swank easy voice
modifiers feeling chic boastful about
their investment emerging modern
technology allowed users opportunities
to modulate voice tone intonations
without the hitch
authentic voices forth to be heard our
voice is traveled across the ocean pre
Sanders coast offered excellent exits
wide arrays of possibilites gaped at us
in a manifold of directions if need be
we would swim develop hypothermia
whatever it took for our freedom being
free is your birthright hung low in a
silver plated rosewood frame in the
corner of our living room
praise Sands was a world away from
London Hampstead where I grew up London
was a crazy City however it was full of
interesting people I met Proteus the
wizard in Hampstead Heath Northwest
London exquisitely rich in history fauna
flora and heritage the heath embraced
over 800 magical blades woodland
heathland
and meadows 650 different species of
flowering plants and ferns while their
kingfishers
Reed Warblers and British woodpeckers
chilled in exuberant habitats ancient
beech trees paused while not truly bats
britain’s largest rose before sunset
from their roosts some Aviva encouraged
people to lunge themselves headfirst
diving into ice cool refreshing bombs
Proteus war huckleberry blue corduroy
trousers wither it seems kissing the
grass Friday was strolling day for me
Hampstead Heath helped alleviate my
wrecked mind molten wax dripped
cunningly on my forehead leaving vile
indents jammed solid and tight in
between the cities wicked crutches an
abused cranium rattled inside
exasperated by life’s stresses searching
for answers elytis facial muscles
twitched bulging out involuntarily
I became vermin dashing to and fro
immersed inside gluey endless webs
status anxiety pervaded my aura
society’s cough contagious why do so
many of us wear masks during the day and
take them off at night costume changes
were becoming too tedious for my liking
total nonsense handing out curriculum
Vitas aspiring to acquire approvals from
employers I never knew total strangers
those were the days of hovering in the
dry wilderness floating in limbo similar
to lose leaves disconnected from
withering branches unfurling his daddy
longlegs buffed fingernails Proteus
spread them across his glossy rosewood
and mirror celesta guitar delicate
fingers picked transparent nylon strings
playing the immortal tom jobim classic
garota jian panama
girlfriend aneema my favorite
we spoke together on the power of music
music is the universal language
conveying messages from distant worlds
he said warmly
it appears being born in the sand Sun
and sea simultaneously was a divine
blessing bossanova
is through my capillaries what more can
I say
Proteus was not as inspired as I with
respect to bossa nova although his best
friend adore de Luz personifying beauty
she displayed a unique freshness the
three of us met every Sunday in
Hampstead Heath discussing worldly
affairs the digital age after several
months transpired Pandora an old
childhood friend of mine accompanied us
for kindred spirits in the garden
supported by each other’s strength
Pandora and I shared similar plates both
stuck in dead-end jobs – limping City
rats hobbling to finish the race
Lu’s never took life so seriously making
me attracted to her laid-back approach
her honeycomb fragrance was enough
incentive alone for our fortnightly
meetings she possessed a magnetic charm
a fatal attraction enjoying Pandora’s
company feeling all women should
maintain their bond Pandora was a twin
soul Gemini certain moments infatuated
with life and others not three years of
developing impermeable foundations made
us see each other’s true worth
tres and zeros when Lou said why don’t
we live by the sea ruminating on her
words she had sown seeds within us
invigorating ideas which swam like whirl
winds in our minds traveling became more
alluring than ever
like summer breezes tap shoulders as we
made the necessary arrangements to
travel the race would be no longer
waving goodbyes to our families telling
them we would return but we couldn’t pre
sands became home removing ourselves
from the city place life in guillotine
shot perspectives we knew naught life in
the city was a trivial pursuits keeping
us mindlessly distracted to what was
really happening on earth seven new
planets had been found since 2033 try a
thumb and a favorite topic in our
conversations kept us entertained
we remembered being distant star
travelers the only question entering our minds how the hell do we get there
blue we stared with thoughts of becoming
them we lived in an open space by the
sea on the outskirts earth had changed
in the last three thousand years but
more in the last twenty the four of us
lived in pray sans Southwest Cornwall
golden sand beaches could you blame us
New London was dead
a solar city with no heart run by
machines two years gone already seems
like yesterday we still visited our
families in the city what was left of it
society’s fabric had changed entirely
computers became extensions of us the
machines made themselves more than
comfortable your reality but not us
fleeing the city was part of our destiny
nature showed us too we saw the signs
what this city was becoming children
were no longer in schools there were
none obsolete since 2045 they no longer
serve their purpose
the world slept in our palms holographic
computers allow children to home study
an interaction of mutual exchange hearts
raced pumping out streams of data
flooding us what were we becoming what
would be our fate once again we found
ourselves stuck at the crossroads
humanity is divided information
saturated us we swam in air
storing more than we could download
screens disappeared we became the
monitors nobody in the city cared for
privacy anymore we gave up our rights a
long time ago library’s closed banks
shut and the city smelled like a viscera
did dog carcasses ashen gray clouds
swarmed in between roads to provoke us
the masses intestines churned out sick
from across our disease ignorance angry
protests banners red new infrastructure
services which serve us more efficiently
disgruntled protesters lingered on
overcrowded pavements till dark
their nostrils flaring with rage two
motors gasps reverberating of concrete
buildings the city’s anthem beads of
sweat formed on brows faces emaciated
from sheer exhaustion hospitals closed
on rates of once a week due to financial
restraints many doctors and nurses
became redundant there was no space we
live suffocating the city exceeded its
threshold rose blood boiled bursting
city veins London became unrecognizable
people traded whatever they could get
their hardened hands on paper money
became old-fashioned it carried babyish
weight eyes were credit cards we
identified ourselves through biometric
authentication irises thought passwords
four years of life savings the
increasing city’s population became
overwhelming hence we fled elsewhere
societies last breath was being breathed
there was no respirator blood stains
cardinal red graffiti’d city walls
smudging signatures everywhere chunks of
ice could be felt in the depths of the
city’s throat cutting us like daggers
corporations located in the city were
becoming extinct every parasite needed a
host and nobody was willing to host them
how vast was earth what were our true
origins why did the truth always seem to
be shrouded in mysterious covers darken
newspapers buried in godforsaken alleys
wafted with winds which trolled the
breasts the papers were seen as fossils
on par with dinosaurs publishers were
not printing their ink had run dry
fortunately or unfortunately everything
must change the great paradox of life
upgrades in multifarious assortments
were sewn into humanity’s cloth blot
eggs
the universal mind by experts epitomized
the future 20:49 mammoth indesign a
digital bottomless pits heralded by
scientists globally as the new Messiah a
world within a world once entering blah
–tx you were sure to be lost forever
police dwindled in numbers throughout
the city helped by a few volunteers
dressed in licorice black leather
jackets scattered groups felt bought
ordained them anointing their heads with
Jasmine oils to uphold law and order
referring to themselves as the
protectors their fingers plagued with
thick yellow calluses Illustrated grim
scars of war crime rate soared charcoal
black rats crawled around neglected
street lampposts like wild dogs
unshackled from leashes the city was a
desolate warzone living out its
nightmares who was in charge of New
London where were its leaders
politicians were nowhere to be seen the
city became rudderless heaps piled to
discuss the future people took the law
into their own hands affirming it part
of destiny barrel red bloodshot eyes
Shawn during the day illuminating the
darkest nights magnolias white cigarette
smoke impregnated the naked air asphalt
are stuck to lungs lined with mucus
filth coughing the only way to breathe
gangrene fingernails flicked upon tired
streets stubborn addicts 12 in drunken
states as they continued dancing with
Devils life-threatening viruses seldom
used in to blot sixes pause infiltrating
them the immune system had been
compromised once before but not to this
treacherous capacity treated as a high
threat of maximum security a nuisance
bloody catastrophe hidden truths lay
bare flesh a vulnerable scabby revealing
clues answers to the ultimate riddle
what is this place called Earth
challenging our perceptions stretching
minds transporting us to the
extraordinary Earth’s appearance
deceived the best part of us deciphering
brought us closer to the ultimate truth
copious amounts of mischief spawned
after the advent of the venomous viruses
conception nobody sprang forth it’s
troublesome culprit remained notoriously
Anonymous disrupted holographic
computers temporarily froze like
siberian glaciers frosted blades rumours
surfaced was it premeditated it’s
inconceivable disturbing lunch the
poisonous virus materialized in the form
of a 30-minute public service
announcement agitated shoulders shrugged
while hot food became cold pour laughing
in stitches taking it for hoax a
satirical affair nothing surprised
anybody anymore
the world in 2049 had seen it all
i pair society as it creates itself
alive as the world becomes blinder
nothing was open
airports throughout England were closed
giant weights thrashed against bare
bones
we sought its antithesis stagnant waters
filled disregarded potholed roads foul
suus tantrum mucky putrid undigested
meat could be smelt in our sleep we
deserved more superfluous lifestyles
society became a bunch of spoiled
children how did we find each other
birds of the same feather flock together
like tracks like lose Proteus Pandora
and I were as close-knit as a raspberry
Bellini Garmin freshly shelved we shared
similar worldviews attitudes demeanors
and sensibilities free spirits was our
excuse for leaving New London and
slipping off into the plush watermelon
gold outskirts prey sands free sands was
a renowned surfing paradise facing the
Atlantic Ocean a mile long idyllic white
sandy beach to roam wild lying south of
the a39 for Helston depends answer owed
an unspoiled pearl Cornwall’s best-kept
secret
five hours driving from New London
diminished our animated eyes into
refrigerated corpses anetha ties torsos
debilitated vertebras slithering like
slugs endeavoring to break their fragile
calcium carbonate shells squinting out
of flat glass windows into emerald blue
waters marveling at the pristine
coastlines lustrous grandeur
unconstrained saltwater aromas
nonchalantly seeped into our bare barren
nostrils we had arrived
whooshing sounds of waves crashed into
mingling with voices of peregrine
falcons hollering each other
circling aimlessly into the Moroccan
velvet skyline the horizon caught
glimpses of us as twirling water swayed
to contact each other water stretch
farther than eyes could distinguish
buoyant man-eating Mako shots patrolled
or recklessly underneath safeguarding
occult treasures lemon blossom lights
penetrated the oceans expanse snoozing
on its surface breaking a ripples flow
towards us forming thick fluffy coconut
cream white foam glaring at lush
ambrosia greenery surrounded by ancient
medieval castle cliffs overwhelming
enchantment left us closed mouthed and
speechless searching for words earth
ships were sustainable eco-friendly
buildings generally built from Earth
field tires were other recyclable
materials
Earth’s natural resources were harnessed
to garner energy thermally insulated
with Adobe an organic material comprised
of sand clay and water Adobe structures
were immensely durable accounting for
some of the oldest prevailing buildings
in the world
ample volumes of thermal energy kept the
house cool in the summer and baking in
the winter the best of both worlds
fiberglass systems harvested rainwater
cascading from the roof through two
spiraling vortex filters building upon a
vacated caravan campsite we worked our
tortured fingers to the brink of death
Pandora was the architect her
imagination lasted centuries news
cherished the garden being in nature’s
womb freed her gliding slender fingers
through rough grass her deep Brown
Warner eyes stared in admiration life’s
miracles vegetables planted from
neighboring land plots reminded us food
was not scarce once again soaking rain
seduced the soil we lived in abundance
many groups kindred to Oz lived close by
feelings of mutual appreciation or shed
why did they come here why did we
everyone had their reason the digital
age prompted many to leave the city to
reconnect with nature mucous thick
technology saturated Earth’s coagulated
placarded and arteries blocking them the
so called
famine ridden third world countries all
disappeared Africa possessed more
machines than anywhere else
becoming a base hoarding them automatic
drones with abilities to set up camps
where they chose roamed lands they’d
govern them
nanotechnology made it possible to build
machines at subatomic levels
manufacturing abundant resources allowed
us control over biochemical processes in
our bodies enabling us to eliminate
disease and unwanted aging nanobots
robots miniscule as viruses injected
pomegranate red blood streams programmed
to reproduce themselves the new cure for
cancer society’s main religion became
transhumanism a way of life suggesting
humanity should aspire to higher levels
physically mentally and socially
technologies accelerating velocity
swerved clumsily crashing throughout the
city like wild indian ola Texas
hurricanes human enhancements were
widely available for sale they sold
smiles lasting forever irreplaceable
ancient forgotten Scrolls predicted the
coming change for seeing humans would
become remnants memories ancient
souvenirs mine transfer was a process of
mapping biological brain blueprints and
popping them into a holographic computer
uploading human consciousness onto
computers became tradition celebrated
like independence festivals many groups
were defiant scattered resistance is
charged into Trafalgar Square unruly
fully opposing human enhancements we’re
killing ourselves losing touch with
ourselves in nature what’s a life worth
sees of howls were heard like shattered
glass screams fifty years is all we have
left
infuriated banners read whilst hisses of
saliva exchange between street police
and angry protesters genetically
engineered chestnut dark Presa Canario
dogs attempted to free themselves from
tight leashes as copious artificial
liquids dripped onto grounds beneath
their mouths became slobbering oceans
towering 10 feet in heights they became
the city’s protection
powerful constructions harsh textured
black coats cuboid boxed heads robust
steroid inoculated cylindrical muscular
necks undercover police station behind
Nelson’s column steered remote
controllers vicious snarls from tweak
commandant settings delivering extra
volatile performances technology became
the new weapon of warfare the city never
slept brain computer interfaces promised
amplified intelligence city dwellers
branched into two bands some for the
latest scientific interventions others
firmly against its gates had opened
which were once closed however making
lives effortless was questionable
science often flung out claims which
were phony scientists predicted Zee
voice modifiers would change a human
voice Bela
a substantial majority throughout the
city purchased the Swank easy voice
modifiers feeling chic boastful about
their investment emerging modern
technology allowed users opportunities
to modulate voice tone intonations
without the hitch
authentic voices forth to be heard our
voice is traveled across the ocean pre
Sanders coast offered excellent exits
wide arrays of possibilites gaped at us
in a manifold of directions if need be
we would swim develop hypothermia
whatever it took for our freedom being
free is your birthright hung low in a
silver plated rosewood frame in the
corner of our living room
praise Sands was a world away from
London Hampstead where I grew up London
was a crazy City however it was full of
interesting people I met Proteus the
wizard in Hampstead Heath Northwest
London exquisitely rich in history fauna
flora and heritage the heath embraced
over 800 magical blades woodland
heathland
and meadows 650 different species of
flowering plants and ferns while their
kingfishers
Reed Warblers and British woodpeckers
chilled in exuberant habitats ancient
beech trees paused while not truly bats
britain’s largest rose before sunset
from their roosts some Aviva encouraged
people to lunge themselves headfirst
diving into ice cool refreshing bombs
Proteus war huckleberry blue corduroy
trousers wither it seems kissing the
grass Friday was strolling day for me
Hampstead Heath helped alleviate my
wrecked mind molten wax dripped
cunningly on my forehead leaving vile
indents jammed solid and tight in
between the cities wicked crutches an
abused cranium rattled inside
exasperated by life’s stresses searching
for answers elytis facial muscles
twitched bulging out involuntarily
I became vermin dashing to and fro
immersed inside gluey endless webs
status anxiety pervaded my aura
society’s cough contagious why do so
many of us wear masks during the day and
take them off at night costume changes
were becoming too tedious for my liking
total nonsense handing out curriculum
Vitas aspiring to acquire approvals from
employers I never knew total strangers
those were the days of hovering in the
dry wilderness floating in limbo similar
to lose leaves disconnected from
withering branches unfurling his daddy
longlegs buffed fingernails Proteus
spread them across his glossy rosewood
and mirror celesta guitar delicate
fingers picked transparent nylon strings
playing the immortal tom jobim classic
garota jian panama
girlfriend aneema my favorite
we spoke together on the power of music
music is the universal language
conveying messages from distant worlds
he said warmly
it appears being born in the sand Sun
and sea simultaneously was a divine
blessing bossanova
is through my capillaries what more can
I say
Proteus was not as inspired as I with
respect to bossa nova although his best
friend adore de Luz personifying beauty
she displayed a unique freshness the
three of us met every Sunday in
Hampstead Heath discussing worldly
affairs the digital age after several
months transpired Pandora an old
childhood friend of mine accompanied us
for kindred spirits in the garden
supported by each other’s strength
Pandora and I shared similar plates both
stuck in dead-end jobs – limping City
rats hobbling to finish the race
Lu’s never took life so seriously making
me attracted to her laid-back approach
her honeycomb fragrance was enough
incentive alone for our fortnightly
meetings she possessed a magnetic charm
a fatal attraction enjoying Pandora’s
company feeling all women should
maintain their bond Pandora was a twin
soul Gemini certain moments infatuated
with life and others not three years of
developing impermeable foundations made
us see each other’s true worth
tres and zeros when Lou said why don’t
we live by the sea ruminating on her
words she had sown seeds within us
invigorating ideas which swam like whirl
winds in our minds traveling became more
alluring than ever
like summer breezes tap shoulders as we
made the necessary arrangements to
travel the race would be no longer
waving goodbyes to our families telling
them we would return but we couldn’t pre
sands became home removing ourselves
from the city place life in guillotine
shot perspectives we knew naught life in
the city was a trivial pursuits keeping
us mindlessly distracted to what was
really happening on earth seven new
planets had been found since 2033 try a
thumb and a favorite topic in our
conversations kept us entertained
we remembered being distant star
travelers the only question entering our minds how the hell do we get there
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