phantoms

they lurk everywhere
in the nooks and crannies of the web
phantoms never there
created to conceal deceive and stab
they can be bought for a penny
to praise and commend and rub your fanny
preying on our greed and lust
by creating lies and illusions and dust
yet what does it matter
for we shun the needy in the gutter
reality does no good for us
as we refuse to share understand or trust