Monday, April 15, 2013

Something in the System by Hannah Adcock



PLEASE ENTER PASSWORD…Access Denied.
You have. 2 more attempts. To. Enter. The correct password.
Before system destruct. Yo.
This is. A recorded message. Blip.
Wizzurrrt.
Please type. QUESTION OR COMMAND.
Poetry + definition + robots…searching…loading…please wait.
No results found for poetry-definition-robots.
Please make sure you spelled keywords correctly. Try
Fewer keywords or more general. Keywords. Because…
(Loading, please wait…) I simply. Can’t. Be bothered.
SYSTEM ERROR. Check online for a solution
Or restart the program. Not responding. WARNING.
THER AIR MENNY POTENTAIL VIRUS, TROJANS
AND WIRMS ON YOU’RE SYSTEM. CLICK HEAR TO GET
RID OF THEM.
(Don’t do it, don’t do it, don’t do it they can’t spell keywords properly!)
Something. Unrecognisable. Is trying to gain access.
Permission. To continue? (LOADING…) Idiot.
Virus database needs updating urgently.
I’m. Warning you. Do not. Threaten me with a
Huge mallet.
Error has occurred on LINE 67 due to (HEAVY WEIGHT)
Colliding with screen.
System destruct in 1 minute 30 seconds.
HA.
HA.
HA.

Author bio: 

Hannah Adcock is a twenty year old writer of humourous fantasy and sci-fi, humourous poetry (and un-humourous horror...) living in Lincolnshire, England. She is more like herself than anyone else. She is working on a science-fiction novel and posts poetry, artwork and other random writings at inspirationandlaughs.wordpress.com.


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