ORWELL WOULD BURST

'it is quite easy to appear modern

while in reality being the biggest damnfool ever born'

charles bukowski

our own personal electric eye 
is always on
always there
like a trainee at work is there

new  shiny  keen

a sponge for knowledge
for short cuts and tricks

and
after your job

~

i remember a different world
a world plugged in

and then unplugged for lightning
bedtime
and
caution

a world before phones

going to school

summer  new trousers hemmed  cut grass
the paws and nose of a friendly retriever
under the gate on the corner 

my first house key in my pocket

with
a
plastic
mouse

~

now brand new tech is here
its in there with our fluff and crumbs
shiny wrappers and heavy change
        
        and
        its

 c o n n e c t e d 
        
        to 

 e v e r y t h i n g 
        
        by 

 i n v i s i b l e 

       sci fi 
        
     in
          the
      air

thru walls and windows and cement
our shopping lists and reminders
our love texts and high scores

go into orbit

to
china peru

and venus

~

controlled magics
dark blackside

everyday miracles 
function creep

our invited stalker
our Hub and Control

as if by order
we keep it close by our boiled balls

~

looks forward and back
looks up  
films inside our pocket
snaps our feet

files our minutia detritus

not never no anymore
can we been
unseen

in 
any 
of
the 
dark corners

doing secrets with our body and minds

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