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Welcome To the Machine: Part 9

Malicious Intent >

Reclusive con Artists, who appear to take no rest
ProwLing through codes
Crushing anyone who'd dare contest

This is perfection, I suppose
The consistently coherent cooperation betWeen mAn and machine
An artificial understanding - an accomplice unknown

They relY on evasion, but program to attack
PerhapS a grand scale heist - performed silently
Under the unforgiving blackened hat

Uniting against titans
As "We Are The law!"
Should you ever Cross tHem, your world wIll fall

Those devious codes
Adware, malware, and raNsomware
Will drown your screen in red

Imagine them as insects
LeachinG, vampiric
Dripping blood of a familiar crimson red

Under the radar they go
Remorselessly busting locks
Corrupting, decrypting - accessing your data vault

No time to react - it’s all over in a flash
You will relinquish control, and surrender to our clicks
We do not forgive
We do not forget

Copyright © Michael Whatley | Year Posted 2016

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Caren Krutsinger Date: 9/6/2019 4:48:00 AM They are going to have to chase me down and have powerful axes! Login to Reply Michael Whatley Date: 9/7/2019 6:14:00 PM Aha, I think you're safe in that regard, Caren! Those who don the black hat shy away from confrontation and attack more indirectly - things the victim relies on. Thank you for visiting, I appreciate you!

Demetrios Trifiatis Date: 6/14/2016 12:31:00 PM We, slowly but consistently, are handing our life to technology. The day will come that we have to choose between life and freedom or technology. Whatever the choice wil be our life will become unbearable as your poem describes dear friend, Michael! A great poem! Login to Reply Michael Whatley Date: 6/15/2016 2:35:00 PM Well observed, Demetrios - perhaps, indeed, there will come a time where "automation" and "convenience" goes too far - to the point of driving us insane even... kind of ironic if you ask me! Michael Whatley Date: 6/15/2016 2:35:00 PM Well observed, Demetrios - perhaps, indeed, there will come a time where "automation" and "convenience" goes too far - to the point of driving us insane even... kind of ironic if you ask me!

Michael Whatley Date: 6/13/2016 1:24:00 PM Apologies for my recent lack of activity; I'm looking forward to seeing what everybody's been writing as of late :-) Login to Reply