urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:bugbeans bugbeans bugbeans 2008-12-24T18:25:48Z urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:bugbeans:9543 2008-12-24T18:08:20Z 2008-12-24T18:25:48Z insistent feet on moving escalators <br />afraid that time will overtake <br />rhythmic steps of robotic workers&nbsp; <br />synchronised like steps of soldiers <br /><br />soundless trains carrying tired voices <br />strung-up puppets resting limp on plastic seats <br />printed words on posters stand stagnant <br />roaring slogans of public plea <br /><br />hollow tunnels sucking in lifeless souls <br />screaming echoes of endless sorrow <br />bodies caught in unmoving vacuum <br />lost in a dummy universe; <br /><br />moving colours on shiny railings <br />flashing like lights in a disco <br />surging forward to chase - <br />the end of the precipice