The Third World War had begun, it was assumed!

 I steadfastly compressed myself. I freed myself from the whole mess: from the dubious compensation of the newspaper (its ominous mystery, bundled up in the tails of the market); from the transoceanic lack of energy – which persists in a small spectrum dissected by conjectures; from the violent stationary promise of change, its poorly syncretized results.

Ideas of ​​emptiness?

That far-reaching silence
whose secret makes all the hydras in one's own head reluctant.
A confusing swirl of sticky streaks
that come out of the eyes and fall
down the face, leaving on the forehead
a clean kiss of perception.
Returning to my air of intelligent
attention, I can provide arrangements
for any spiritual fraud
that is not THIS. The darkness
illuminated by media neon
(I am sure)
will force you to dream
your whole life of airports,
shopping malls, restaurants and
perfect love affairs.

The Third World War had begun, it was assumed, and in order to provide the indispensable succession of cups of coffee that would be served throughout the day, all over the world, in stock exchanges, presidential and ministerial offices, newspaper editions and general headquarters, procedures were initiated to monitor "the rest". Some countries were quick to admit that yes, their current intelligence services were weak, and that they could not fulfill the old-style missions so perfectly; it was easier to request some diversion of American satellites through the appropriate channel. Even American intelligence today was limited to committee meetings, reports made by robotic data-crossing programs and a lot of career advancement. Electronic intelligence from Langley, Virginia, satellites and listening devices - they had used this recently... in Afghanistan, and the conclusion of the American President's work was that masterpiece: all those gestures again every time he failed again at something new. I could already foresee the moment when they would try to turn the surge in American inflation into some international espionage conspiracy.