Frankenplot: The Hacker

By Ewan
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Once upon a tablet smeary, while I swiped left weak and weary,
over many a page never seen before -
while I nodded, barely reading, suddenly there came a keening,
as of someone intervening, meaning to enter through a back door,
“It’s just some hacker,” I muttered “trying their luck at my back door -
Only this and nothing more”
Ah, I was newly sober in the wet October,
no longer I a perv disrober, behind a twice-locked bedroom door,
if only it were tomorrow; - vainly I had sought to borrow
from Tinder traps surcease of sorrow – sorrow for the lost Lenore
for the rare and radiant raver whom Only Fans still name Lenore -
Nameless here for evermore.
The clicking, crude uncertain beeping of each keyboard stroke
Thrilled me – filled me with fantastic feelings never felt before;
So that now, to still the beating of my heart, I kept repeating
“It’s just a hacker affecting entry to my 'net back door,
some persistent nerd affecting entry to my 'net back door.
That it is and nothing more.
Deep into the dark-web peering, long I sat there, wondering, fearing,
doubting, dreaming dreams no net-geek ever dared to dream before,
but the silence was unbroken and the keyboard gave no token,
and the only word on screen written was in comic sans “Lenore”
This I tip-tapped adding a query, to which came answer the word, “Lenore!”
Merely this and nothing more.
The screen lit up in lurid green, as vile a thing as ever seen,
- as though my beloved's selfie had never been -
in comic sans in vibrant pink, one word and not one more,
nothing further came in typeface, nothing more from silent cyberspace,
‘til I saw only my own face scowling, crying loud as never before,
and then the screen read “Nevermore.”
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Hahaha - thank you very much
Hahaha - thank you very much for your entry Ewan!
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I had to google Lenore,
I had to google Lenore, Nevermore. That porn stuff will never catch on.
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Nevermore Lenore
My raven quoth that he liked this.
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Awesome! Thank you for
Awesome! Thank you for bringing a poem to the competition (or is it "POEm"?), I enjoyed this very much!
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Amazing ease of unobtrusive
Amazing ease of unobtrusive internal and end rhymes and form all aiding the flow and movement. Rhiannon
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My favourite poem! I'm sure
My favourite poem! I'm sure EAP would marvel at this interpretation for the modern age.
There's a deceptive amount of skill needed to pull this off. You maintain rhyme and rhythm throughout. Bravo!
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This is today's Facebook, X
This is today's Facebook, X/Twitter and BlueSky Pick of the Day.
Congratulations, Ewan.
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You nailed it, a classic with
You nailed it, a classic with a modern lurid filter. I really enjoyed it. Just Brilliant!
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:)
I must not snurfle,
I should not snarf,
couldn't help it
this made I larf.
Smashing stuff young chap.
Best as ever
L
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This is our Poem of the Week
This is our Poem of the Week - Congratulations!
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Made me laugh, Ewan. Pitch
Made me laugh, Ewan. Pitch perfect. Loved the graphic a the top, as well.
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You kept the rhyme and timing
You kept the rhyme and timing flowing and with each verse kept the action going, never losing the pace of the original. A testament to your poetic skills - Thoroughly enjoyed it. ![]()
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