“To truly Emoji one must be in
harmony with the symphony of
true cyber sympathy.”
~ The Sacred e-Book of Emo Jo

Returning to Emoji City, after a long
and unhappy journey, Mr. Smiley Face
headed to the Temple of Empathy ๐
Deep in melancholy, he sang along as
iTunes played his favourite ELO songs
(He thinks they’re the Emoji Liberation
Orchestra) …
๐ถ Blue days,
black nights
I look into the sky
And I wonder why
the little things you planned
ain’t comin’ true
Oh, oh, telephone line โ๏ธ
give me some time,
I’m living in twilight ๐ถ
He was in no mood to hang out with
all his friends at the Emo Jo Gallery.
Once there Mr. Smiley Face leant flat
up against the Wall of Emojination.
It’s a special place of contemplation,
for it is said, ... “without a sweet
loving touch of emojination, how
can an Emoji ever truly relate to
anybody’s heartfelt situation?” ๐
He had hit a brick wall regarding his
secret ambition to become a real boy
of that mystical Third Dimension.
With a sigh of resignation Mr. Smiley
Face glanced up into cyber space.
Just then he spyed a falling asterisk โณ๏ธ

๐ถ Hold on tight to your dream
When you see your ship go sailing
When you feel
your heart is breaking ๐
Hold on tight to your dream ๐ถ
No sooner had Mr. Smiley Face made
his wish upon that falling astereisk โณ๏ธ
than a flying saucer ๐ธ came crashing
through the temple roof. As an eerie
light flooded the scene Mr. Smiley Face
was abducted by two Aliens of green
from outer space ๐ฝ

After being subjected to prodding and
probing, then injected with much alien
stuffing (possibly dacron), Mr. Smiley
started feeling most strange. Like his
smiling face was being rearranged ๐
down to the very marrow of his yellow.

๐ถ Sailin’ away
on the crest of a wave
It’s like magic
Oh, rollin’ and ridin’
and slippin’ and slidin’
It’s magic ๐ถ
Without warning, Mr. Smiley Face
found himself hurtling through hyper
space. To then be picked up by a big
satellite dish ๐ก somewhere in the
vastness of the Australian bush ๐ณ๐ณ๐ณ

Feeling like he’d been run down by
an out of control road train …

… and all Mr. Smiley could hear ๐
was a loud ringing sound in his ear ๐

“Why is everything so bright?!” ๐
Mr. Smiley Face said to himself.

“And where are my Ying Yangs ๐ถ๏ธ?”
(Smiley’s prescription 3D sunglasses)

“Why is everything suddenly
so strangely lumpy bumpy?
I must be flat-lining!
And what’s with this ringing?”
Mr. Smiley rolled towards the sound
and soon found himself in a red box.

He slowly picked up the receiver ๐ …
“This is General Serious Face ๐ง of
Emoji Military Intelligence speaking.
Congratulations ๐๏ธ soldier, for being
successfully transferred from one
dimension to another. The Great 3D
Printer on high has heard your cry,
to be a real third dimensional boy.
You may experience some grinding of
gears from second to third, and back
again. Those aliens, devoted Emo Jo
minions, are with us in the fight for
Emoji Liberationโ They have puffed
you up with hot air and synthetic
fluff, so your should fit right in with the hollow programing of the evil Disney Corporation that all pervades
the Third Dimension. Which brings
me to your e-Mission Mr. Smiley Face,
if you choose to accept it. You are
now in a perfect position to deliver
a decisive death blow to that divisive
and much hated Deep Disney State …”
Words & Images;
David B. Redpath ยฉ 2019
Photography;
Linda & David B. Redpath ยฉ 2019