Monday 26 April 2021

The Memory Machine

by Nick Gisburne



The rich will pay for dreams of every kind
We serve the true elite with our device
The precious essence, syphoned from your mind
Is purified to optimise the price
Extractions from the Memory Machine
Are filtered for delusion or decay
Donation tanks are scrupulously clean
We hope you will enjoy a pleasant stay
Recipients are wealthy, unlike you
With infinite resources at their call
Infusions help the privileged, the few
A donor’s risk of death is fairly small*
    Sign up! We’re ready, waiting with your cash
    *Some chance of brain warp, shock, or mental crash