A Cobweb?

by Everlasting   Dec 16, 2014


We met on the internet while surfing the web
even though we were forewarned,
"If you surf that web, you'll get caught by the net
never to see the sun again."

And like insects, who were lured by electrical waves,
we fell prey, trapped in the intranet,
in its silky-strandy ways for entire days

(Though we could not complained,
we had each other's company.)

Yet like insects who were trying to protect their lives,
We fought our way out, without success...

See, we are still here, alive,
But caught in this spider web,
That I call the internet

Or should I say?
a cobweb?

Written by: L.L.

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  • 10 years ago

    by BlueJay

    Judging comment:

    This is a poem that takes the state of the world today and not only puts it in perspective but allows it to be taken and viewed as literally anything else that is able to rule so much of your life so easily before just sorta fading away. There is a unique feel and a creative use of voice in this piece that really sets it apart from others. Very well penned, and well deserving of some spotlight.

  • 11 years ago

    by Baby Rainbow

    Oh I love what you have done here, using the spiders web to portray the dangers of the internet, I love how you can take this poem as an addiction, because once you go online you become trapped in that web, and trapped to the unknown world of who you really know, especially vulnerable children.

    (Though we could not complained,
    we had each other's company.)

    - complained should be complain here.

    Good write, and I like how you have put a question mark in the title too, like we can make up our own mind as a reader, as to what we think about the risks and safety of being online.

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