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The 12 loops of Goodbye

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  The Twelve Loops of Goodbye The fluid rises. The cryo-hiss is deafening. And then... the program starts. Twelve times. The system cycles, and twelve times I see you. It starts the same. The image freezes in the dark. It’s you, BK. Or... It’s your idea. You’re wearing the rig. The goggles are locked on me. I try to say your name, but my mouth is filled with ice. I love you. God, I love you. But you don’t blink. The Neural Glitch. Something is wrong. The memory corrupts. I see "corrupted code" trying to stabilise across your face. Your eyes... behind the lenses... they twitch. Microscopically. Are you hurting? Or is that my pain rippling through the connection? A low-frequency pulse warps your skin. You look like a stranger. You look like the machine. The Shuddering Breath. This is the one that breaks me. Total stillness. Then... a faint mist forms at your mouth. Condensation beads on the goggles. I scream at you to breathe! Just breathe! But it’s slow. Irregular. It’s a ...
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Hong Kong Scraper

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Hong Kong Scraper They fell from the heavens As we reach up to the heavens Establishing this sense of vertigo From an accumulation of past, present and future decisions Whereby Establishing the primacy for creators Establishing the cold and impersonal social divisions Establishing the paranoia, the social problems and the consumption needs To never Realize control of identity Hong Kong Futures Plant covered car-free Interconnected rather than a grid Pedestrian as priority Electro cycles, velomotors, Segways Kill the car Create unique new urban experiences Post modern When did we board? Why do we approach with apprehension? The melancholy of many Sensing the millions who have traversed Back and forward To and fro Grateful to be part of This social contract Passing of time What has been done Following the passage of others Acceptance The marks on my face after sleeping Have I the patience to return? ...
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Gold Room Hong Kong

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Our worth in gold Our symbolic worth Our realisation Our capacity to reflect Our need for a showcase Our need for surprise Our need to embellish Our guild to build faith I want to be successful,  I want to achieve I want to triumph Gather in my wealth and prestige Feel my power as that of the sun My higher ideals My enlightenment Loath my luxury and material wealth Despise my expensive habits and exclusive mannerisms Inspired by Murakami
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