A Classic Defeat

“O Varus, Varus, give me back
my legions!” – Augustus Caesar

i sit helplessly open-mouthed
garbage characters scrolling
on my computer screen

and like old Augustus

i cried:

“O Virus, Virus, give me back
my files!”

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