Well, this is definately your own poem, all the computer lingo gives it away. You are right though, most people don't understand this type of mumbo jumbo.

However it is a well written piece, it has some sort of point to it, and hte words at least managed to sound good together :P Told you you were incapible of writting a bad poem...

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For the general society, computers mean sending e-mails, social networking, watching movies and the regular surfing. Little do they know about the ghosts in the machines.

ones and zeroes, kill switches
and computer algorithms keeping
the world turning
burning

^ Bits of 1's and 0's, binary code. The back end of all computer functions.

hackers have their fingers
on a billion tiny triggers-
trojans, viruses - darknet
with RATs crawling through the sewers of the web

^ Ah yes, the arsenal. Key loggers, Zombie bots, Trojanhorse, E-bombs, worms and what not. They are almost everywhere. Cannot be avoided by any means.

just another news story
"hackers take down a website"
like anyone knows (or cares) what that means

^ The typical DDoS attack. Flooding the server with request packets and crashing it. Or using a zombie bot to cause an overflow of the buffer stack. Hackers do have a lot of power in their hands. Good hackers are untraceable. They go in and out of systems with even the most effective security implemented.

and no one knows...

are they lonely?
why don't they just go outside
and make some friends?

Because there are things that make the world turn
We do what we must
we do what we can
because we can
because we want the knowledge
and the power...

^ Hackers, do have friends. They are normal people, but just a tad bit obsessed with infiltrating high end security. Bypassing a firewall takes some real effort. There is a certain ecstasy in breaking into systems. It gets tougher and more exciting. One wants to break into an even tougher system once a task is complete. Building their own programs as per the situation.

with our fingers on a billion tiny triggers -
with your webcams we can see you
with your debit cards we can spend you
and become you

we can steal you, as long as you're not us.

but we don't and no one knows...

This poem isn't legal tender
but apparently your soul is...
and its a billion ones and zeros under the eyes
of a billion tiny triggers-
waiting to set the world on fire.

^ There are white hat hackers as well. These guys are the counter-terrorists of the world wide web. They stop the black hat hackers and also build security systems.

Hacking just to steal money, is an insult to the term hacking. Hacking initially meant studying and understanding systems. And making better ones. Yes, it is impressive how one can break into a system half way across the world.

It's every man for himself in the battlefield, the web.

Either way, good job with the poem. People, if they do not learn to protect themselves very well. They should at least learn to use the incognito function of an internet browser.

And at last, my typical ending, but in binary format.

010101100110010101110010011110010010
000001110111011001010110110001101100
001000000111011101110010011010010111
0100011101000110010101101110

Genuine at its best with a sprinkle originality to taste

Left me stunned and wide eyes, wonderful poem!

Interesting piece!!

Probably wouldnt surprise you if I said I'm totally freaked out lol...But no, seriously...awareness on this issue is a good one, and one not talked of often...my mom always tells me things like, dont leave a webcam plugged in, be careful what you put online, shred papers instead of throwing receipts away, etc.....its a scary world...we look over our shoulders worrying about rapers, killers, thieves, but hackers are another "genre" to be on the look out for...its creepy and totally unsafe to have your info out there.

Well done.

I wasn't expecting this piece to be about computer hacking, so I was surprised and definitely intrigued! The computer lingo got me a little confused but overall, I understand the message and think it's a unique and very great one to put into a poem! Props for that.

It is scary, it makes people not really want to buy anything online or bank online because of hackers, it's a serious situation and I'd say millions of people are hacked everyday. Not just money wise either, through social networking sites and other sites, so again I love that you brought this awareness to everyone's attention.

Great write, like I said very unique! Uniqueness is always a great quality when writing because so much stuff has already been done over and over again. Love it! I'm gonna show it to my fiance, he's really good with technology, so I'm sure he'll enjoy this. :)

I heard somewhere, I don't remember where but when a goood hacker( I mean someone who knows the net so well) is caught they might give him a job instead.
I mean there arent many who knows how the cyber world functions.

It's a whole new world, too bad I'm not familiar with it. Binary numbers and other things would be fun to understand.

Great poem, I enjoyed this one more than "another man"

I have no critiques.

Like Hannah, I definitely wasn't expecting computer hacking haha! I think it's a very interesting topic to choose to write a poem on, and although I think hacking is often brushed off and ignored unless you are the one actually going through it, and this poem brings to light exactly how much of a problem it can be.

The repetition, to me, is wonderful. "Fingers on a billion tiny triggers" kind of reminded me of the bridge in a song. I like the connotation and comparison this creates with a gun, because, in truth, hacking can ruin someone's life, like a gunshot.

"We can steal you"- another very powerful line with a great impact, really hits home how potentially dangerous hacking can be.

Really great poem, I enjoyed it :)

Very important and thought provoking piece at the same time. I loved the topic. It's worth reading.