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Gigaflops Did you meet the Boogyman Did you see his stare? Or were you in the land of nod Blissfully unaware Of the face that’s at your window Or the menace in your room Or the giant bug that’s infiltrated each device you own The sinister reflection to be remotely viewed Or the troll that sits in wait beneath your old computer stool. Did you know the Boogyman had come tonight to stay? To interfere, to change the rules, to win, to have his way. To permeate the World Wide Web and take complete control To hack into your emails and alter all your codes Open up your firewall, check that it’s enabled Test your antivirus make sure that it is stable Back up all your data your photos and your files Scan and defragment, reformat your drives Ask yourself which Boogyman do you fear the most The worm, the thread, the virus, or the awful viral ghost Step into the Matrix, be one with the machine Understand it from within, if only in your dreams Feel the power that drives it, look behind closed doors Recognise the program files, could they possibly be yours Switch off your computer, let the screen turn black Gaze into the monitor and see it staring back Even when the power is off the monster you can view Face to face you realise, the Boogyman is you.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2014




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Date: 10/14/2014 9:41:00 PM
I love it Heather. Congratulations on your win.
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Heather Buxton
Date: 10/15/2014 1:56:00 AM
That is so sweet of you, I wasn't sure if anyone would understand it, thank you for youe support :) Heather
Date: 10/14/2014 9:30:00 PM
Nice take on the theme of monsters, Heather, congrats
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Heather Buxton
Date: 10/15/2014 1:54:00 AM
Thank you so much for saying so tha's really kind :)
Date: 10/14/2014 3:21:00 PM
All this stuff is over my head, but you sure wrote about it in a great way. Congrats. BG
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Heather Buxton
Date: 10/14/2014 3:57:00 PM
Bless you, thank you for saying so :)
Date: 10/14/2014 11:55:00 AM
Very clever write - computers and technology we can't live without them - i especially love the final stanza :-) Many congrats on your win. hugs Jan xx
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Heather Buxton
Date: 10/14/2014 3:56:00 PM
thank you for your kind words, they are much appreciated :)

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