Mind bender

It's been 72 days since I was dumped
on this God forsaken planet, left to
lanquish in clefts and in the horrid
black caves of planet 24-L-666, a
rogue desolate planet located some
46.3 billion light years from earth.
My crime: I stole the classified documents
from the vault of the Iron Sanctuary, the
records kept by the Blue Pepsi Clan, an
organization run by demented biologists
who had taken over the world some 700
years ago when they had defeated the
contenders for world power, ' The Lizzard Spit
Mutants.'
I had discovered that the whole human race
had been genetically altered and the human
vocal cords had been rendered incapable of
speaking certain vowels but an electro magnetic
operation could restore the original function of
the voice box.
In the secret of night, I snuck into the lab
of the Iron Sanctuary and performed the
forbidden operation on myself, and the
slipped away into the night.
I could now speak the words but kept
this knowledge to myself.
I returned to the compound where 12,000,000
genetically altered humans were kept under
guard.
Every species of animal and insect were
incorporated into the human DNA and
studied to create the perfect species who
would be eternally incapable of uttering the
fofbidden words.
My brothet-in-law for instance was transformed
with the face of a wild boar with the webbed
feet of a mallard duck which actually was an
improvement on his former appearance but those
details must be left to a future journal.
The whole 'human race was forced to wear dull
gray uniforms with a stamped number,and forced
to exist on nothing but artifically coloured waffers
initially designed for rabid cattle and certain dangerous
strains of the common house fly.
My compound roommate would hang from the
ceiling with suction cup feet and buzz in insect
language the seven laws of the Hydrogen atom
but nobody really cared anymore.
So here I mull around on this hellhole of a
planet because back on earth I was overheard
by a Blue Pepsi agent speaking the forbidden
words.
And really..what was my crime?
I simply said a few words.
I said, 'I love you.'
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Posted: May 2013
About this poem:
Based on a story I wrote when I was eighteen..

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shadow1950
My Jim what a hoot of a write love it especially your punch line
And really..what was my crime?
I simply said a few words.
I said, 'I love you.'

fantastic pen dear friend teddybear bouquet gift hug kiss cool wine
rapturecapture
Hi Cafe

I thought I was of sound MIND lol

But after reading Mind Bender...I know I am..rolling on the floor laughing laugh

No Crime intended Pet kiss

Crazy but O so sweet

Thank you for sharinghug angel wave
cafetwo2010
ty shadow..This is a write about a futuristic
absurdity based on mans attempt to gain
the last measure of control over human
free will.teddybear
madtat29
I love science fiction/fact ...marvelous story cafethumbs up thumbs up
Odette67
The whole 'human race was forced to wear dull
gray uniforms with a stamped number

Dear Jim,

666 and the last days come to mind reading this. You could put all your poems together into a book, they would make a great story, and be a best seller, you have such a fantastic imagination. Super read. hug purple heart
darkhorse555
now that was a story in a half watch out for the duck he likes fliesthumbs up wow tip hat
ladyjewel
rolling on the floor laughing i love your mindhug
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