And now for a real Aimee Lamb original...

THE JOURNEY NET TAKEN

HELP ME SEND MY E-MAIL
WITHOUT THE SCREEN
CAUSING ME TO SCREAM
"DON'T FREEZE OR FAIL
ME NOW!"

YOU SAVE A FILE
IN THE ENDLESS PIT.
YOU HAVE NO GUILE

"INCORRECT, NOT ENOUGH URL'S"
YOUR COMPUTER HURLS.

AND YOU, ONCE SO STALWART AND BRAVE
THAT NOW ARE DRIVEN TO AN OVERFLOWING GRAVE OF FILES, ATTACHMENTS, LETTERS AND SUCH THAT YOUR MACHINE'S ENTRAILS NOW CLUTCH.
FOREVER LOST ON THAT JOURNEY TO OBLIVION
WITH NO HELP FROM TECHNO-MAGICIAN...

"THE NUMBER FOR TECHNICAL SUPPORT IS NOW AT EIGHT,"
LEAVING YOU IN DIREST STRAIT...
DO YOU HANG UP OR WAIT?
DO YOU SWITCH DRIVES AND FOREVER LOSE...
OR D0 YOU WAIT AND PATIENTLY SNOOZE?
ONLY TO BE WOKEN UP WITH A JOLT
YOU'VE BEEN DISCONNECTED BY A DOLT!

THE JOURNEY'S NEARING ITS DESTINY
AS YOU CALL OUT TO EVERY DEITY
!@#* YOU SCREAM AND POUND
BUT YOU ARE JUST A DISJOINTED SOUND
THE GODS OF CYBERSPACE DON'T RELATE
TO SOMEONE WHO NEVER MADE THE STARTING GATE, THE FATES HAVE NOW DECREED - TOO LATE!
YOU ARE THE VICTIM OF YOUR FATE.
THE SCREEN IS DARK, THE MUSE DEPARTED
SO HERE YOU SLUMP BROKEN-HEARTED,

IT'S NOW BACK TO, THE RUSTY SERVANT OF YORE
THE TYPEWRITER,
THAT YOUR SWORE
TO USE - NEVER MORE!

AIMEE LAMB - 1999