Surely you still dream of hearing!
Me?
I’m still a dreamer.
That’s because my friend here -
My pen
Seize the bigger picture
Seize a different point of view
Sees the realm I live in
What goes on in derleydoo
Come with us - join the guided tour
No mystery trips today
We’ll work from nineteen sixty four
Until the present day
Take your seat please - step on board
And hold on very tight
We’ll be travelling in a circle
At twice the speed of light.
Did everyone enjoy it?
Should we go round one more time?
Perhaps a little slower
And we’ll capture it in rhyme.
But first, a little novelty
As a gift - a souvenir
A ring - as a reminder
That you start and finish here.
You do realise I’ve had to travel to the Tonga branch of PCH&N in order to draw attention to your rebellious nature. Broke the travel ban to do it. Essential work allows.
“Good morning, Mister Cumming.”
“Good morning. Why is everyone standing outside? Why haven’t you opened up?”
“It’s the new voice activated security system, sir. We’re struggling with the code, Mister Cumming? We can’t get in.”
“Can’t! Can’t! What have I told you?”
“At this particular moment, here and now, we are not able.”
“I knew this was going to cause problems.”
“We think we can remember the five words, Mister Cumming. But no one can remember the correct order.”
“That’s hardly surprising. I’ll ring Mister Pratt.”
Ten, fifteen, twenty, maybe twenty five minutes later…
“Okay, someone write this down. Person, Woman, Man, Camera… oh bollocks.
Get Mister Pratt back on the phone. This is impossible. You’d have to be some kind of genius to operate this system.”
“Is it ‘TV’, Mister Cumming?”
“Bingo! You are a genius!”
“Why are we here so early, Mister Cumming?”
“I’ll explain later.”