Net Minder

I'm a brain-in-vat

That's connected to the Net,

And I think that that

Is as vast as I can get.

Now, you need not doubt

That my body once was flesh,

Till I wore it out;

Now my brain lives in a mesh.

There are many things

Keeping me awake at nights,

Such as ponderings

On my claims to human rights.

For, instead of arms,

I can use the Net to reach.

But, if someone harms

My connection, what's the breach?

And, I don't need legs

If I want to move around

Cyberspace, which begs

Questions about where I'm found.

My essential quest

Is for my identity

So I'll never rest

Till I know what's part of me.