FUDGE Lollipops OFFICER? (Cheryl Penn) (For TICTAC - Zine in a Box)

Been

Running

for a long time

sooner or later

its

cut down

or

cut off.

The Childs Story:

Fingers tapping merchandise

in mint (                     ) -

where’s my stuff?

There are no records

prior to incarnation

its my case before commission

fudge lollipops officer?

This is the first time I’ve seen you here

are you desperate?

Don’t you have a mind of your own?

I kept everything safe

your experiments - the funny thing

I think I was freed (in here)

We’re all

a factory of broken machines

very few

can be fixed,

most should be scrapped.

does it all look shady

blame me all you want

but from whence comes this spirit of fire?

You TOLD him you knew -

I lied

(no not me, him)

while arias played

on stagnant soirées

dark dresses

of understated elegance

covering

worms within.

It was Caravaggio I think

the child

and the woman with full red lips

gaze averted

background stairs to a Room.

Morphs

from young to old

under a bridge of memories

was it easier then?

The grey skies would not say.

somehow it didn’t seem fair

did it

as shots were fired in slums of yesteryear.

You’ve come a long way

while  doors remained closed

with brass handles so polished

our faces reflected our futures.

Some of your people are looking for you

John Doe.

He said:

I’ve worked so long

so hard

all my life

to get where I am

so long

I forget what I even wanted to be.

You wanted to be someone -

and you are.

Aren’t you?

 She lifted the carmine blossom

from a rain filled bucket

I like it here

you make me feel safe

but her fingers were crossed

and she was lying

despite evident innocence

(aren’t her eyes sad?)

One cant trust a trapped bird.

Or an experimented mouse.

The girl who rang the doorbell was not her

and the woman so dainty (?)

not her mother (?)

its nice to see you (?)

its lovely to see you too (?)

You’ve been well I hope (?)

yes, and you (?)

the laughter around the clock

on the face of it

was chilling.

How long have I known you

I know its you

the smart one of the family

the genius

the vision

the one out the box

NO an easy way out

I owe him at least that. 

you can like him all you want

but you can never tell him.

If they want us to step away

so badly

why are we fighting?

For what?

Keep us safe through imminent transactions

the creep at her back

manipulating files

and the electrical storm

entered the basement

on the heels of a Mad Man.

a power  purge

a deluge of fudge lollipops.

Dorothy Orange - Cheryl Penn and Chance - Aleatory Poetry

Dorothy Orange

I thought that it meant

I don’t know what

Dorothy Orange -

That I would stay away?

What happens if ?

captures your spirit

and we’re lost

again and again

under Red Chinese lanterns

glowing Umber

swaying in a strange breeze

tumbling vigilantes

drowning in depthless

puddles at zebra crossings

looking over her shoulder

at too many yesterdays.

I thought that it meant

I don’t know what

Dorothy Orange -

That I would stay away?

May I come in?

The final starts at 9

Don’t go to the bottom

snapshots

lost in the past

moments needing protection

from fading forevers.

Can you replace me

a double shift

I’ve done your laundry

since you’re 6

Back off

eat your breakfast.

The music at present sped up

the worlds first

hydro magnetic energy is powering up but the trains

are

so

s

l

o

w

on orange grids designed by me.

When did you do this?

why?

There’s something

you’re

not

telling

me

you always look down

when I ask

Tell ME!

I need the truth.

I NEED to know.

it will hurt you

the genetics

was why

they ran away

over and over

at 7 every morning.

He wouldn’t look at me

but a point

continually

over my shoulder

he wouldn’t speak

except

in mon-o

syllables

never remembering

even

my

name.

Welcome Dorothy Orange

to the dark corridors

of home

your eyes will adjust

its better that way

as you face

your own cadaver.

Orange yesterdays

60 seconds to impact

this is not as I imagined

it would be

you had such potential

such fierce intelligence

NO!

 - you only contacted me

through your averted assistants.

Your childhood

had to be sacrificed

for something greater

have your hands

started to

twitch

Dorothy Orange?

a hyper occasion

of genetics

beginning at your age.

The greatest inheritance

I can give you

the ability to stay alive

in perpetual sunlight

on burnt orange corner cafes

classic inbox

looking at the world

and

imagining

it

better.

change is not a slogan

its persistence

and holograms

hopes and dreams, but not today.

Music choice

The Blue Danube

I thought it was your duty

to save me?

Exciting news?

no,

stainless steel corridors

someone else’s project I interrupted?

All thumbs

The cat had an orange knot

did you key in my birthday?

We’re a giant business you know

restoring investor confidence

did you have an

Orange breakup?

Plausible deniability

what was he thinking??

Did no-one declare him incompetent?

He needed you

to make

his choices clear

WHAT’s THE ONE THING?

THE ONE THING?

He wanted all the files

as I descended the steps

ghosts of 10 years

I went to Brazil

on a merry-g-round

the model thing was exhausting

as we watched boats

crash bridges

it was always

The Question.

It was always complicated

     I have to go.

There’s something on the corner

it wasn’t his fault

the blue prints

with electrical eyes

Progress on orange

stepping stones

the difference is

no one will

miss you

missing

secret stations.

Same train

EVERY morning

a secret station

Cell phone on silent

     Hey -

         Can I see you?

The music tumbled down

familiar pathways

spontaneous outreach

the robot turned red-orange.

Its market day

can we salvage

the ground rules?

Stop humming

venom extraction

and don’t tell me I look

amazing

The light is in my eyes

and

its tears you’re touching,

not water

f

a

l

l

s

He WAS an electrical grid

splendid ice-cream

rummaged whispers

have you been following me?

going no-where

just watching 

transcribed brick walls

and spiders

weaving stones.

Just once a day,

some days

every day

to make sure

they drink from the orange cup

of primordial pain

an oral exam

for Oxford.

(the music was appropriate)

     Vangelis?

I was sent away

I tried to forget everything

including you

we were both dumped

pebbles crossing a river

skipping

like empty briefcases

spandex extra terrestrials

eventually

everything will be alright?

H G wells and the Invisible Man

     ask them

THEY dropped

separate orange coins.

I wanted them all to see me

but no-one did

he drowned in the first

hydro-magnetic power

surge.

The image became

just data

and the city

died

just

a

digital

realm.

On opening the cupboards

in a digital realm

beware of

flying suits and

breaking stories.

Its just DogTown, Boys.

Direct Nerve System Interface.

Re-directed trains

on empty platforms

petri dishes

of completed downloads

a deal

with foreign powers

elimination of existence

from Rembrandts tomb.

There’s something else

I cannot be replicated

replicated

replicated

I have destroyed

My Boy

nothing in this world

to protect

what I have created

(Bach?)

A containment team

dressed by Zhang Xu

in orange???

The symphony was

magnetic

Do you need me?

I need you.

I had a friend once

it didn’t work out

yeah,

me too.

Radio Active Isotopes

Amazing what one can do

In a bedroom.

Are you still going to Oxford

he never made it to human trials.

I thought

it would be easier

this way -

time to let it go?

share the victory

a shot at something great

while opening large handled

glass doors

April 29^th

I need an access code

transfer the list

what did she want

on the orange river

the next move?

Remember me?

(Planet Suite).

 a defining moment

you’re wrong

  we’re moving forward

with or without you

are you onboard?

music gathering momentum,

spilling over costly books

chaos knocked on doors

the future

lies in

Well Wells

and diagnostic tests.

You had it ALL THIS TIME?

 There’s no reason we

shouldn’t be together

make an orange choice

between two domes

crime scenes

while the Other

climbed into a manufactured suit

and desired

the cut of

transmission lines.

Nebula’s?

Repeat Planet Suite

(and ask Holst)?

Rod said

Rhythm Girl

Is this enough -

Jumper cables

and Praying Mantis

you know you need me - don’t hang up!  

Two years

everyone out

it was decided to fight

the best (?) way they could

my question

can I count on you?

It’s a Word War out there

Semantics shot to pieces

on chaotic wave lengths -

will the scholar-ships

still hold?

you phoned your father

and he wanted

to spend

some

time alone

with

(her/them/him/she/HER)

She?

 No disrespect!

MAKE TIME!

She reminds me of Dorothy

without red shoes

and yellow brick roads

its bright orange beauty

and

We would have liked

everything to change

the few last transcripts

but

no one can feel sorry

     - Dorothy -

I feel everyone has a right to know.

Dorothy Orange

we were so SPECTACULAR

on supersonic skateboards.

Come my beauty, rise,

though your underbelly

lies exposed.

Vodka anyone?

We’re on our way to Mars

flying clockwork pieces

(Not Orange).