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Down the Memory Hole

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Lost love letters
from former London
litter a funereal
paper constellation

As landfill martyrs
burnt and buried
like Thames bridges
left in the undertow:

Dragged substrata
in pressure mines
of war and famine
before the Ministry

Inkwell crematoria
kingdoms of rust.
In Bbrother we trust,
adrift on Airstrip1.
Updated: 18/01/2010 @ 08:35
Project2010: 027 of 375 (January 17th)



This is obviously influenced by, and frequently references, 1984. Additionally, it mentions my own A Letter from Former London creation so becomes an accompanying document by association. Nightmares and a broken body clock complete the motley triad of genesis.

The title comes from the contraptions in the book whereupon party members would deposit any documentation that was deemed illegal or inconvenient. Neatly, it also can be associated with Alice in Wonderland's rabbit hole.

The piece itself is deliberately fragmented to fit in with the concept of furtively conceiving thoughtcrime, however it's hard to tell whether it's had too much of a detrimental effect on the literary aesthetic. Comments would be appreciated on this (or any other) regard.
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chryssalis's avatar
Wooooonderful!!:clap: