Bugged
When Did You Stop Beating Your Wife?
He ran the website, Dragonflyforum, for writer insects.
They could publish almost anything, in nothing flat.
Provided they always followed guidelines specs.
His motto was:
WHEN YOU WRITE BE BUSY AS A BEE
AND DON'T FORGET TO ADD IMAGES,
IF YOU PLEASE!
Little Letty Lady bug, loved to write.
Sometimes, far into the night, she wrote and composed.
Then, finally, finishing her article, with delight,
Was surprised to find the sun already arose!
She shared with Lacebug, mitebytes, and frittersforflitterers,
Then she felt happy, satisfied and at peace
That she had reached her friends, the insects and critters.
Until one day she ran into the COMPUTER SECURITY POLICE,
Message from Website security:
NOT ACCEPTED. PREVIOUSLY REJECTED AS SPAM,
SORRY, TAGGED ABUSIVE, MA'AM.
"Previously rejected? I just wrote it," she cried, dejected.
She reread the poem in question:
Dawn is a rose,
Wrapped in the song of a lark.
Sunset, a brimming potpourri of prose,
Fragrant dreams, for the heart.
Letty's wings looked huffled, her spots faded.
A question came on the screen:
Why do you think your writing might have been tagged abusive?
"Shades of *Logical Fallacies," Letty's mind careened.
"It doesn't matter what anyone thinks! That's inconclusive!
Is it in FACT abusive or spam?
What anyone thinks doesn't matter beans!
Well, let me be deductive." Feeling reclusive as a clam,
Letty began to type:
Reasons my writing might be considered spam/abusive:
l. The reader is allergic to roses.
2. The reader is frightened of birds or birdsong.
3. The reader considers metaphors lies. A problem this poses.
4. Potpourris make the reader sneeze; writing about them is wrong.
Looking tired, Letty shuffled off to bed.
Outside a glorious red sunrise painted the sky.
Letty closed the window with a sigh.
* "A Logical Fallacy is an error in logical argument which is independent of the truth of the premises."
"...the conclusion does not follow from the premises..." (Word iQ.com www.wordiq.com/definition/logical_fallacy
*Genetic Fallacy:
"A fallacy that occurs when someone else attacks the cause or origin of a belief rather than the substance.
Why a person believes something is not relevant to the belief's legitimacy/soundness/validity.
philosophical society.com/logical%20fallacies
Published by Mary Naylor confirmed
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Not sure what the exact problem was, but you did a beautiful job satirizing the happening! Loved the names you used, including the ones for social sites! Excellent. rcj
Yeah, I'm familiar with this... a similar event happened to me about two weeks ago, probably at the same online site. I understand the problem has been fixed now. This is a wonderful satiric poem, Mary. Thanks!
Loved your picture poems too!
You have spelled out a problem of this "cyber age" with wonderful art... my favorite part was the stunning beginning "Dawn is a rose" of course that was your point so well taken, great article and poem Mary!