Radioisotope Queen

"I've been reading these old-time history books about Queen Elizabeth II's reign, they're fascinating. The mass psychosis—" "Oh yeah, which reign?" "…Which reign?" "Yeah— first or second reign?" "I don't think he knows about second reign…" "Well, after five years of King Charles III, everyone just kind of thought— can't we have the Queen back? … Continue reading Radioisotope Queen →

Channel The Outrage

Yeah, tell yourself that "But we're the 5th/6th biggest economy!""But you should be lucky to live here, it's really not that bad!""But we're a First-World Western Democwacy!" Aww! 🥺 Then tell that to the victims of the chronic genocide of the disabled and vulnerableThen tell that to the victims of the exponentially-growing healthcare waiting listsThen … Continue reading Channel The Outrage →

Meltdown 3

UltimatePower They said they didn't knowWith what World War Three would be foughtBut World War Four would be fought with sticks and stones How prescient, not to presume; Nuclear-war induced stalemateHad just about kept the peace between the largest nations and alliancesGiven us a twentieth-century golden age We survived thatOnly forA true singularity to come … Continue reading Meltdown 3 →

Meltdown

Wait for the reportWait for the police investigationWait for the warWait for the local electionWait for the reportWait for the jubileeWait for the vote of no-confidenceWait for the by-electionWait for the second vote of no-confidenceWait for the general electionWait for the monkeypox outbreakWait for the droughtWait for the floodWait for the famine They needed another … Continue reading Meltdown →

Waste Not Want Not

Conservationists have issued a dire warningAfter latest studies indicate the Great PPE reef has lost up to 10% of biodiversity over the last 5 years; As use of illegal agricultural pestibots increasesSo-called 'bleaching' events have become more and more commonResulting in large swathes of the PPE bed becoming uninhabitable; Pestibots— the internationally-outlawed nanobotsAre washed into … Continue reading Waste Not Want Not →

Dead Roses

Sepia-tinged fields outside my window,Sun-baked dust eroded and carried aloft,Whirling devils coat grimy, broken glass,Everything washed away with the previous rainfall;Nothing green remains, nothing moves; We only ever wanted,To get through it,We couldn't contemplate the true costs, This scarce, dry world filled with old men and women,With little energy,To do nothing but hang on; We … Continue reading Dead Roses →

The Future Past

I've just seen the future endpoint of all human design— It's a human sitting in the exact centre of a perfectly-circular, plain white room,Not an interface or a button in sight,Wirelessly-connected into a global virtual reality,…Where the whole process is begun again,With the 'first' human becoming aware at approximately 200,000 years before the present. The … Continue reading The Future Past →

Not Again

The horse clip-clopped along the silent boulevard,Those echoing footsteps, heralding news… Soon the street was lined with an expectant crowd,As the rider unsaddled,Climbed down to the ground, "I'll get right to it—I'm afraid… it's bad news", A murmur spread throughout the crowd,Civility began to disintegrate,As expectancy turned toward desperation,"Surely not! You must be mistaken!?", "He's … Continue reading Not Again →

Dry Run

Let this be a dry run...Of the kind of global cooperation needed, In order to tackle the next big problems,Of CO2 and pollution. You can just never know how history will turn out,But maybe, just maybe...This is how the history books will record it? You, just,Never,Know...So let's give it a good go! 😉 🌪