VISIONS OF MULTI-STORIED CITIES
©Trev Teasdel Coventry June 1970
Multi storied cities growing to the sun.
Multi-storied people in abundance
Consuming congested oxygen
Consuming congested oxygen
through a piping system
Designed by the electronic architect.
Designed by the electronic architect.
A computer for the Queen
is launching a porcelain replica of the earth
to cater for the anticipated increase in population,
said likely to double present numbers very shortly.
The Pope, now ruler of the earth,
still forbids the use of contraceptives.
New born babies are fitted with
New born babies are fitted with
synthetic digestive systems,
designed to digest human excreta
as food is very scarce.
There’s so many people,
that they are all contained in blocks,
standing on each other’s shoulders.
Every necessity comes
Every necessity comes
via a pipe or complex pulley system.
Periscopes are fitted for the aristocracy.
Between each bank of towns is a small reservation
for controlled exercise and breeding purposes.
A special mansion is allocated for the appointed maintainers
of the cities and the robots fold up into a draw.
Boredom is their plight and schizophrenia breeds like flies.
Computerised music harmonises their idle thoughts.
All music must be computerised
and the musician’s union has been dissolved.
Creativity is dead.