Classified Report

They are identified
by their drawn shades,
locked doors and wan faces
in the daylight.

What they do
when no one's looking
is no longer a guess.
Some things are known.

They stand on one leg.
This much has been seen.

The other leg is extended.
Whether fully outstretched or not
can only be surmised.

They then attempt to spin or
twirl while fixing their eyes on the ceiling.
How they place their arms has not been confirmed.

Falling is unacceptable. This bit of information
has been leaked. Why they spin and for how long
is, as yet, totally unknown. Unfortunately, we have
been unsuccessful in this regard.

It is suspected that more and more are taking up this
surreptitious activity. It is feared that soon a critical
mass will be reached.

The media will then take notice. Celebrities
will come forth. At first contrite, then defiant.
Ordinary people will follow suit.

Secret societies will meet openly; become clubs.
More will join.

Soon thereafter, entrepreneurs will manufacture and
sell special shoes; ones supple enough to provide the
foot with the grip on the floor it needs, yet smooth
enough to aid the spin without sticking.

Remember that falling is unacceptable.

Designer clothes will be sold.
Videos and self-help books will become
available for purchase.

History suggests that these markets will be sizable.

The government will be forced to grant subsidies.

Numbers will grow.
Voting blocks will form.
Politicians will be swayed.

The police are already forming special units.

copyright 2002 Russell J. Fee