Caren Krutsinger Poet Prose Poetry

There Are Predators Out There

I cannot fathom life without an internet.
But I wish teenagers were not being cyberbullied.
I love my poetry sites, and instant access to friends.
But teens are mean to each other, sight unseen.

The internet lets me diagnosis myself. Who needs doctors?
But children are posting missives about cutting and killing themselves.
Making this sound normal; giving other children ideas.
So many contrasting emotions about technology!

I am in touch with my childhood friends after twenty years.
Teenagers are posting photos of themselves skimpily clad.
There are predators out there, utilizing the internet.
Sliding quickly past my pages, hunting our children.

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Rico Leffanta September 2, 2022 at 11:14 AM You can credit Donald J Trump for the rise of predator status and subsequent increase in predators! Aloha!

L Milton Hankins September 2, 2022 at 9:41 AM Unfortunately you are very right about this observation, Caren. Scary, indeed. Caren Krutsinger September 2, 2022 at 12:37 PM It is very scary!

Juliet Ligon September 2, 2022 at 8:45 AM There are many pros to the internet, as you mentioned, but it has an evil side as well. I had to take away my kids' phones because they were using them in bad ways. Caren Krutsinger September 2, 2022 at 12:38 PM Sadly there is much temptation in technology

John Lawless September 2, 2022 at 7:01 AM they have always been out there Caren. The internet is just another means to their end. Caren Krutsinger September 2, 2022 at 12:38 PM The predators have masterful ways of manipulating children without seeing them in person, and the children are unaware thinking they are texting a person their own age when it is often not the case.