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Sophistication of sinister online skulduggery

Sophistication of sinister online skulduggery... lurks within the outer limits of cyberspace, where dark shadows eclipse edge of night indistinguishable from the twilight zone. Within the Internet binary size weavers loom shuttlecock whizzes (analogous to a bad mitten) at speed of greased lightning warp speed weaving courtesy electronic webbed wide world snaring and snagging poor schlemiel or schlimazel, videlicet snazzy convincing culprit, who gets figuratively sucker punched courtesy malevolent scoundrels (devoid of moral scruples) to mimic legitimacy subsequently scam without misgivings (but exude untrammeled glee) preying upon vulnerable particular populations such as the elderly and infirm. Victim services of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania helped me recoup one hundred Benjamins, whereas gofundme page (I jimmied up for myself) wrought nary a handy dandy blues clues restitution, and passage of time failed to help me shake off loss financial windfall garnered from shifty eyed weasley wiseacres, who managed to usurp without a hitch manifold times more than a dirty dozen designated dollar denomination with President Grover Cleveland's face and yours truly (me) continues to chide himself for significant sucker punches to solar plexus of mine still smarting when analogous hackers tricked the writer of these words into zombified, hypnotized, bamboozled... approximately seventeen plus months ago when venal hucksters hacked into Macbook Pro laptop, an older model before purchasing current MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2015) and left absolute zero trace of their whereabouts a fly by night scampering posse if thieves. I think back to that diabolical hectoring kafkaesque purgatory, and replay the mental tape before yours truly (me) blindsided (even while wearing eyeglasses that offered 20/20 insight), nevertheless acting as if controlled remotely behavior of mine at the mercy of one who called himself Harvey Specter (invariably he touted other pseudonyms to avoid identification) while he coached one after another of his brainwashed subject cursed like an automaton. Argh! I decry being a "Dummkopf" and stupidly followed gentle commands to drive to the nearest ATM, (which happens to be an MP gas station located at 125 Gravel Pike, Collegeville, PA 19426), wherein I converted nearly every last red cent from Citizens Bank accounts into  a kind of digital payment, or cryptocurrency namely; Bitcoin (the first decentralized cryptocurrency. Nodes in the peer-to-peer bitcoin network verify transactions through cryptography and record them in a public distributed ledger, called a blockchain, without central oversight. Consensus between nodes is achieved using a computationally intensive process based on proof of work, called mining, that secures the bitcoin blockchain. Mining consumes large quantities of electricity and has been criticized for its environmental impact. After buzzfeeding one large denominational bill after another into the maw of the mute cash banking my virtual wallet also known as a digital wallet bulged at the seams, which constitutes software-based system that stores payment information and allows users to make purchases without physical cards or cash) signed, sealed and delivered to aforementioned scoundrel. Nest egg of mine (mostly lifetime monetary accumulation of birthday or holiday gifts scrupulously saved for dotage of me and the missus) mere chump change of a crack (drug) dealer, but never enough remaining years, thus mein kampf forever an impossible mission to feel free and clear of penury, cuz social security disability the saving grace allowing, enabling and providing fiscal ways and means to avoid being homeless.

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