Transformation (I.P.)

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By luigi_pagano

Tue, 08 Apr 2014
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12 comments
 

All has been revealed
now that the die is cast.
Humans are obsolete
and part of the past.
Inflatable replicas
will instead be used
with penises and vaginas
so we don’t get confused.
I’ve seen many summers
arrive and then depart
when Ann’s paraphernalia
titillated our heart
Of the recent existence
there won’t be any trace;
once changes occur
it will be a new race.
Clones or carbon copies,
call them what you will.
There won’t be any need
for the morning-after pill
as sex will not take place
according to the norm
but intercourse will happen
only in a virtual form.
The world as we knew it
we will never regain
and it wouldn’t do any good
going down memory lane.

© Luigi Pagano 2014

Certificate 18
Poem
Mutevoli pensieri
Surreal
Erotica
Inspiration Point (work that responds to our weekly writing cue)

Comments

Submitted by Silver Spun Sand on

Brilliantly penned, Luigi, as ever, and, sadly,  I can see things going this way, too.  

Loved the illustration, by the way.

Tina xxx

 

Submitted by luigi_pagano on

Thanks Tina. It was a shot in the dark as I was completely flummoxed by the I.P. this week. Mine was a loose interpretation of the concept of obsolence being incorporated into new technology. The image was taken from the stock provided by ABC as I could not think of a suitable one.

Luigi xxx

 

Submitted by Bee on

This made me smile. Liked the references to A.S. An interesting idea. 

Enjoyed.

Bee

Submitted by luigi_pagano on

Clever of you to spot that reference, Bee. Having spoken of inflatable bodies it naturally followed. Glad you enjoyed this surreal piece.

Cheers, Luigi

 

Submitted by Ray Schaufeld on

'As for living, our machines can do it for us'  Hugh Macdiarmuid (from one of his longer poems can't recall which).

Nicely dystopian and nostalgic before disaster hits.                   Elsie

Submitted by luigi_pagano on

"We are all doomed" (private Fraser in Dad's Army). I don't believe that it's all doom and gloom, Elsie, and retain my optimism. Thanks for your feedback.

Luigi x

 

Submitted by Luke Neima on

A very imaginative take Luigi - I know this week was a hard one and I'm glad it's pushed you to get creative. Funny and spot-on, you combine poetry with a bit of dystopia. Great stuff!

Submitted by luigi_pagano on

Very pleased by your appreciation, Luke. Thanks. I am trying my hardest to reach my target of a ton of cherries.

Cheers, Luigi

 

Submitted by skinner_jennifer on

Hi Luigi,

It was interesting to read this,  if quite a frightening prediction.  I hope with all my heart this isn't the way life will progress,  but thanks for sharing.

Jenny.  xx

 

 

Submitted by luigi_pagano on

Don't worry Jenny, it is an imaginary, and unlikely, scenario.

Luigi xx

 

Submitted by prettyrose on

smileyHi Luigi, I hope your well.I loved this from the start and could not stop reading, funny, easy to read and a perfect presumption, because I to can see this happening and what a shame that would bewinklol.

The illustration is well chosen. your writing is entertaining and brilliant as always. Well done.

Take care

Trish x

smiley Keep Smiling

Keep Writing xxx

Submitted by luigi_pagano on

It's not all doom and gloom, Trish, if we can still talk about it and retain our sense of humour. We have to be optimists as well as realists. So what better than follow your advice: "Keep smiling"? And writing, of course.

Luigi x