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Some Pros and Cons of Being Virtually Connected To Reality 1st Byte

Dune not be bashful, grumpy, leery 
   or any other contemporary dwarf man
even countless less well known dwarves 
   (that never got a chance 
   to play a bit part) such as wham

bam
thank you ma'am 
linkedin with emergence 
   of Internet and poetry slam
opportunities availed by Uncle Sam

which characters (albeit fiction) 
   nonetheless, helped spawn a quiet yet free 
   global, radically riotous, 
   totally tubular transformation 

   affecting a societal and human specie 
but not credited contributing 
   to paradigm seismic shift that garnered tree
mend us plenti fully birthed, 
   impacted and transformed how wii

(more particularly many gifted minds) 
   bridged geographical distance 
(encompassing all four corners 
   of the Earth) to enhance

what came to be called the world wide web, 
   digital strong armed lance
information super high,  "Cyber Revolution", 
   etc allowing  one to prance

and essentially transcend reality to brook
   commanding, commingling, communicating, hook
   line and sinker, et cetera 
   with an excellent access and out look
reaching the most distant cranny and nook.

This (bit a bing chitty bang) 
   manifestation toward 
exponentially faster processing capacities 
   more powerful than pen or sword
(based on principles of Moore’s Law), reward
electronically solidifying 
   binary unification swiftly tail lord

engenders greater dependence and reliance 
   figuratively shrinking the drinking gourd
allowing far flung aliens, family, 
   friends, et cetera to ford

great distances via sophisticated electronics 
   courtesy of super smart mother board
enabling ever more complex 
   electronic contrivances 
   the generic *****Sapien gibbon could afford.
 
Analogous to Medieval Age
this quiet pussy riot creation 
   vis a vis Internet did un cage
actual overcoming physical barriers 
   ushered Hall mark gauge
marked by Computer/Digital Age odyssey),

   especially sharing pixillated page
at light speed, where the ordinary individual 
   could keep in contact ) 
   albeit with every now and again 
   a bit torrent rage

and in some instances tapping 
   smarts of a preschooler considered a sage
which kindergarten lad/lass 
   commandeered a handsome wage

whereat the parental figure did cajole, wheedle or beg
their wealthy progeny promising 
   son/ daughter of a healthy nest egg
stored money in Swiss bank accounts or hollow leg
perhaps christened jpeg
or if an avid weekly reader of Moby Dick Queequeg

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