In the Next Life, Canto I, stanzas 79-82

This catches us up with Facebook. Jeff, have you decided how to handle that?

It won’t be easy, too, despite their pull.
A billion eyes are watching every move.
Not only is this mission wonderful;
we’re goners should it unsuccessful prove.

They find themselves requiring of a ruse.
Instead of force, you lead some minds astray.
You let your victims think they’re free to choose
when their attention has been called away.

The founders in the program are but ten.
This ploy will need a larger enterprise.
They cannot try recruiting strangers when
the payment would be all the world’s demise.

Once more, they need a group that they can use,
but this time as accomplices, not dupes.
With goals the same, but hearing any muse.
Once more, our plot jumps through some flaming hoops.

©2010 Louis A. Merrimac