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Elephant Small

  Vol 6

  Stanski

  Copyright©2013 Stanski

  Crawling Distance

  In Decline

  The Night Jasmine

  The Fourth Millennium

  Hotel 27

  A Fetish For Frustration

  Elephant Small Vol 1

  Elephant Small Vol 2

  Elephant Small Vol 3

  Elephant Small Vol 4

  Elephant Small Vol 5

  Cover photo © Stanski

  Elephant Small

  Vol 6

  Contents

  1. Welcome

  2. Techno Techno Logic

  3. Low Profile

  4. Shine On

  5. A Quick One

  6. …In The UK

  7. Deconstructing

  8. Like Father, Like Son

  9. Innocence Lost

  10. (elephant) Small Print

  11. Thirty Pieces

  12. Never We

  13. Idle Hands

  14. Bang Bang

  15. Second Sight

  16. One For The Inquisitive

  17. Human Wrongs

  18. Mercenary

  19. Showtime

  20. Probably

  21. Defense Mechanism

  22. Top Dog

  23. Amendment

  24. Half Life

  25. Deep

  26. Broken News

  27. Newton’s 3rd

  28. Three Piece Sweet

  29. Aw… Improvisation

  30. Don’t Ask

  31. Random Access

  32. Virtual Reality

  33. Loophole

  34. Ownership

  35. Catch 22

  36. Truth Or Dare

  37. Heading Home

  38. Reaction

  39. Focus

  40. What’s On Your Mind?

  41. Cheers…!

  42. X Files

  About the Author

  1. Welcome

  Welcome

  Welcome to infinity

  Welcome to the ideal world

  Welcome to a life of perfect symmetry

  No ties, no responsibility

  Heart and mind in close proximity

  Hand, eye; synchronised, affinity

  Thought, word, deed, a holy trinity

  To a life of perfect symmetry, welcome

  To the ideal world, welcome

  To infinity, welcome

  Welcome

  2. Techno Techno Logic

  Back in UK AV broadcast history

  All we had as kids was monochrome TV

  Single channel tune-in to the BBC

  Later upgrade that enabled ITV

  'Wireless' just meant 'radio' back in the day

  AM/FM disco bopping forty-five airplay

  All change with the future looming Y2K

  Music volume pumped up twenty four hours every day

  Years later...

  We watched JVC

  We had double D

  Then came DVD

  To our LCD

  And today

  We've got DAB

  Also DAT

  Watching VOD

  We can PPV

  Not to mention Terabyte Technology

  Tablet, i-Pod, Mobile Phone and home PC

  Image upload and download in full HD

  Microchip updates facilitate 3D

  Slower mode megapix

  Overload of pop chart mix

  Throw enough until it sticks

  Sell your soul to get your kicks

  Slow motion replay

  No notion DJ

  Do you hear what we say?

  Auction it on ebaY!

  Internet connection

  Virus infection

  Maintenance inspection

  PC resurrection

  Bio logic?

  Geo logic?

  Patho logic?

  Where's the logic?

  Pro logic

  Psycho logic

  Techno

  Techno

  Techno Logic

  3. Low Profile

  In the words of the prophets...

  "Stealing the limelight is wrong"

  "Patience is a virtue" and

  "Discipline is paramount"

  But of course there are limits

  Gazing into space all day

  Can reduce a man to tears

  Fly in the ointment follows

  (Sublime to ridiculous)...

  "My head is in pieces now..."

  Not a heroic moment!

  4. Shine On

  Now appearing, at a situation

  close to heart.

  An endearing celebration

  is about to start.

  It's that time of year;

  a happy birthday, hope your dreams

  come true.

  In the rough, or crazy,

  one thing lasts forever Diamond,

  You...!

  5. A Quick One

  Formerly blessed with beauty,

  now caught in that snare called 'age'.

  'Bingo wings' unbalance her

  when she takes him for a ride,

  giving him what he deserves...

  A bit of slap and tickle!

  She gasps... once in a blue moon.

  Has to be first past the post.

  It's over in an instant,

  and he can't see her for dust...!

  6. ...In The UK

  Written by an outsider

  ...Shopping sprees are the future...

  (when transfer window opens)

  Use it or lose it, I say

  Intimate fans 'love' their team

  Away end don't leave early

  Part time supporters stay home

  Think it's like watching paint dry

  Billion pound investment

  Body blow to United

  Manchester's two fearsome teams

  City... and City reserves...!

  7. Deconstructing

  Doesn’t always pay to turn up early

  Early birds are not rewarded with coins

  Cons and pros don’t justify opinion

  Open hearts and minds, the accepted norm

  Normal services resume one Sunday

  Someday soon, if you’re all up to the task

  Taxed to the hilt by the Inland Revenue

  Re venue; destruction undertaken

  Undertaker, last rites and cremation

  Creation, demolition take their toll

  Toiling for a very modest income

  Incomplete wage check, short a few nicker

  Nicer times to come when we quit the game

  Gaining when it ends… Perhaps it doesn’t...!

  8. Like Father Like Son

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  A guy walks on down the street

  Quick march; left, right, left, right, left

  Things to do, places to go

  Master of all he surveys

  A distant voice calls to him

  "Have you got any spare change...?"

  So feint, he hardly hears it

  He doesn't create a fuss

  But his train of thought is rocked

  "It's a bad day to die hard

  So I'll stretch to twenty quid...

  In other words... I love you..."

  9. Innocence Lost

  Hurry across

  forgotten country,

  jar memories

  that disguised the wound

  of yesterday;

  stirred a stubborn mind...

  conjured tree houses,

  beaches, sand castles...

  10. (elephant) Small Print

  Not exactly at your peak...?
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br />   Lost the battle of the bulge...?

  Shed weight FAST with... Rose Petals...!

  Lose up to a stone a week...!

  You will feel over the moon...!

  No powders, pills or potions

  That's our written guarantee!

  The rod and the staff comfort

  The chains and the locks feel good

  Even the pit feels homely

  ... after a session or two

  *Calls cost nine pounds a minute*

  11. Thirty Pieces

  Internet headlines announce 'Thirty Pieces'

  QWERTY releases from poets who blog

  Log on to enter your daily instalments

  All meant in fun, but it's old news to some

  But old news like no news, is good news, we think

  As we sink to our knees in search of our muse

  Abused and neglected, rejected, deserted

  We flirted and hurt it, and left it behind

  We find it's designed to frustrate as we wait

  Hesitate at the gate, before entering in...

  And that's when the unanswered questions begin...

  Like have we been duped...?

  Is this how it was meant to be...?

  Is this the scoop of the twenty first century...?

  Plenty verse entry...?

  Pages left empty...?

  Who's gonna tempt me...?

  We'll see...

  12. Never We

  I come from a place known as history

  Exist in your subconscious memory

  Where you remember me, just how I used to be

  Where I will haunt you for now and eternity

  You can believe it, you won't have to wait and see

  I am the glitch in your brain's responses

  Once is enough times to train you to switch

  Ditch the expression of disbelief

  You are the thief who steals to impress

  Yes, it's for real, or at least that's what you thought

  Nobody taught you, so how could you know?

  You never caught on, you were always too slow...

  Everyone knows that you did it to me

  Hid me from those who preferred not to see

  Alone together, you and I... never we...

  13. Idle Hands

  At times I may feel suicidal,

  but my idle hands won't do the devil's work.

  It's a jerk reaction and nothing more,

  as I fall to the floor with my arms outstretched,

  and the pain is etched into my face.

  But for the grace of god there go I,

  into the eye of the raging storm,

  engaging the form, rejecting the norm,

  never expecting the gifts I accept.

  With deepest respect and gratitude,

  and an attitude that will never lessen,

  I learn the lesson of my depression.

  The passion that makes me feel suicidal

  is soothed by the calm of my idle hands.

  14. Bang Bang

  Unkind as it seems

  my dreams

  involve a revolver

  and you

  bringing me into

  your view

  aiming and setting

  your sights

  right on the whites of

  my eyes

  calmly ignoring

  my cries

  pulling the trigger

  on me

  Go figure out how

  I'm free...

  15. Second Sight

  Shouting out loud so my voice can be heard

  and the crowd will hang on to my every word

  from the absurd to the totally sublime

  a captive audience time after time

  who give me the attention I demand

  in a way that helps you understand

  that it's your chance to see into the future

  view tomorrow's news today if it suits you

  With an open mind you'll know the score

  but it's your... responsibility

  to explore this opportunity

  that throws wide open its door to you

  It's no snide token for the chosen few

  It will flow into your consciousness

  but you'll be none the less amazed to learn

  of days you yearn to have the knowledge of

  College offers us no explanation

  no degree of education prepares us

  Our awareness of the future tense

  at no expense to our sanity

  will be heightened and our minds will be free

  16. One For The Inquisitive

  If you ever got the urge

  to merge technology with faith

  would the outcome be delicious

  or would it smudge your sinful soul?

  Activate the project quietly

  sing a mantra to the unity

  and stellar intervention takes control

  17. Human Wrongs...

  In a world where no news is good news

  Two kinds of people join the debate

  Those who wait for 'nothing' to happen

  And those who cause those who wait, to wait

  In the Red Corner, weighing in with:

  "Inequalities in our cultures

  Hold us back, restricting our progress

  While over in the Blue Corner, it's:

  "In order to safeguard our futures

  Some things must be part of the process"

  Two views: Sympathetic; Prejudiced

  Both are attitudes deeply rooted

  Unfairly treated? Persecuted?

  Race? Religion? Sexuality?

  Discriminated? Outlawed? Hated?

  Age? Behaviour? Disability/?

  Demographic classification?

  Royalist? Anarchist tendencies?

  Breeding and background? Education?

  Employment? Politics? Charities?

  Another way of viewing it though

  May not be to look at it at all

  We'll get it covered up; ignore it...

  This is not our problem anymore...

  18. Mercenary

  If

  I consider my position

  then

  by definition I have a place

  a dedicated space of my own

  a throne

  not to be abdicated

  but

  vacated by negotiation

  the only motivation

  money...

  19. Showtime

  I hope you don't mind me coming so late,

  but I wanted to wait until now

  before showing you how it is done...

  At this time when the sun doesn't shine

  stands a line of a dozen witnesses.

  Their business is to doubt or condemn,

  but without them to view the event,

  the time I've spent would have been wasted

  and they could never have tasted my wares.

  Although it scares those who volunteer,

  I'll make it clear I appreciate

  all supporters to date, for my victory.

  Particularly those amongst you

  who once figured the subject taboo.

  And for those who are still sceptical,

  the spectacle may astonish.

  Don't admonish, it isn't a sin;

  I'll begin without further ado...

  20. Probably

  You're almost sure you don't deserve it

  or maybe it serves your purposes

  to store all your surplus modesty

  under lock and key till you need it

  But have you ever considered this...?

  It's almost a racing certainty

  that eternity lasts forever

  so whatever you choose to believe

  you'll receive my eternal respect

  ...I'd expect...

  21. Defense Mechanism

  Hesitant, unsure of my n
ext move

  Gotta prove my skill, ability

  Soon you will see that I'm capable

  Not culpable as you suspected

  Though a new respect would be my reward

  I don't wanna be adored, just rated

  Not consecrated, or celebrated

  Not run the risk of being hated

  So understand the gist, the direction

  And why reflection is so crucial

  A blunt and brutal self-assessment

  A testament to my own status

  In the creator's master plan

  No disaster can undermine me

  Flood and fire cannot intimidate

  Underestimate me at your peril

  And where all this is leading to

  If you're reading through all the bravado

  The hard... no, the hardest thing to do

  Is to drop my guard and make peace with you

  22. Top Dog

  Here's how I justify my position

  I'm on a mission to improve my lot

  You've got to have what it takes to succeed

  If indeed you wanna take what they've got

  On the way up, I won't even look down

  On those clowns who will frown on my methods

  It's their F-words that tell me they're jealous

  And them fellas repel all my efforts

  So mark my words, I will have the last laugh

  Those master craftsmen have nothing on me

  I'm not bluffing, I know the direction

  In connection with my own destiny

  23. Amendment

  Very often sceptical