Lost in Cyberspace (or the dangers of the online world to the unwary)
There’s a world out there
waiting to be found,
I’m sure you’re willing to
agree,
But there’s lots more in
cyber-space:
A domain that was quite new
to me.
I’d lived happily enough in the
real world,
Until in front of my keyboard
I was set,
To probe into the mysteries
Of this thing called the
Internet.
I started by opening my
browser,
And began searching for
websites.
And then they came up on the
screen,
A whole new world of
delights.
You just click on the links –
it draws you right in.
I was looking for some
“biography”,
And before I knew what I was
doing,
I was staring at high-grade
pornography.
I saw some things that
boggled my mind:
I admit that I was almost
quite tempted.
It’s amazing what you can do
with your body:
Some positions I’d never
attempted.
I thought I’d better move on
quickly,
And try to do something worth
rating.
So I signed up to this site
that I found,
For some online computer
dating.
I entered all of my details:
You know - young,
good-looking and free,
To see what matches it might
find,
And pull up a partner for me.
Before long I’d struck up a
friendship,
With this lady who called
herself Honey.
But it didn’t take too long
in the chatroom,
Before she started asking for
money.
She passed on my details to
some people she knew,
Who ran a scheme that was a
scam.
They bombarded me with
emails,
And filled all my inbox with
spam.
Before this new time on the
computer,
I’d thought that email was
often a treat,
And my only experience of
Spam
Had been pink luncheon-meat.
I couldn’t believe she’d
betrayed me.
The experience had started to
suck.
So I sought solace in online
friends,
And put my profile up on Facebook.
It was then that I
discovered,
How cruel the world could
sometimes be.
I wanted to be loved, to be
wanted,
But nobody ever poked me.
All this was totally
depressing.
I began to feel like some
kind of frog.
So I told of my
disappointments,
And I began writing a blog.
The online community was
waiting, I knew,
For someone who wasn’t a
quitter.
I decided to go completely
global,
And started tweeting on
Twitter.
I sent my message out to all
who would listen,
In my attempt to be a great
hero,
But I found that I wasn’t
that popular:
Number of followers – zero.
Then my firewall appeared to
crumble,
My anti-virus started to
crack.
With Trojans,
It appeared I was under
attack.
My cursor started jumping
around,
Problems all over just
erupted.
My cookies turned very soggy,
And my files came out all
corrupted.
So I think I’ve learned a
good lesson:
It’s a great hint here I’m
dropping.
Just be careful when you
log on,
And best stick to online
shopping.
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