Internet Triolet
by Rachel Hoyt
(Image: Net Neutrality News Tag Cloud, a Creative Commons Attribution Share-Alike (2.0)
image from seanweigoldferguson's photostream)
It was created to unite us, bring equality,
Yet the creator's nature got stuck in its net.
It's aging and showing prejudices proudly,
Though created to unite us, bring equality.
Its innocence at birth nourished neutrality,
Until worldly wisdom showed fair is a fool's bet.
It was created to unite us, bring equality,
But its creator's nature is stuck in its net.
Copyright © 2014 Rachel Hoyt. All rights reserved.
This triolet poem was inspired by changing net neutrality rules
and the worry that these changes will bury many Internet jewels.
The net was sown then cast out
ReplyDeleteFrom day one it's been riding this route
And it's become the stuff
of national security
finance, and trading,
espionage and tracing
All the stuff wars are about
Serious business for criminals of all kinds
Wearin' rags, or suits and ties
Whether they steal, or they bribe
The net as we know it is runnin' outta time
The writing is there, and we see the signs
When the money began to flow
It was only a matter of time, ya know
Information is as good as gold
and cash has the grip to hold
But it's ok
At least we can stream our favorite show...
The web was once a spiders dream
Connected on every inch without a single seam
Free flowing and clean, information for all to see
A place called cyberspace, where information was totally free
What you'd find you wouldn't know
things to help you learn and make you grow
Seeds being sown, winds of change beginning to blow
over the lines that connected the world's telephones
Now when ya look
what ya find is what has been paid to be placed
Stuft' in the pipeline to land before ya face
Just give it a taste
A carrot to help ya keep pace
And it's no surprise to find
just another wheel for us run this rat race
I think you and I are on the same page. :)
DeleteI've gotten that feeling a few times!
Deletegive us enough time and we will corrupt anything you know....smiles...
ReplyDeleteAnything teenage or older, right? :-P
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