The Post Below

Before you even look at it, I want to explain myself on the subject of the post directly below this one. Before I do that though, I want you to scroll over and click on the link that says "Justice?" on the right hand side of the screen. Read that over, and when done, come back here before reading the post below this one

Last week, I was involved in a fight with someone, and the poem two posts below was the end result. I was particularly proud of this poem, and as I am now active on Deviant Art, I posted it there as well.

I found that the poem was well written, straight from the heart, and I thought it flowed well. I was praised by one of the other individuals involved in the fight, and I thought the matter closed.

A few hours ago, another of those involved in the fight saw the poem. They looked at it, and as they told me, got two lines in before they decided that they were under attack.

Now if you followed my instructions, you will have your first impressions of that poem. I have been told by three different readers that they thought that I had gotten into a fight either with a couple, or was involved in a fight with a couple. This was the first impression of three different people. I mention this, because I am challenging the claim that it is obvious who the poem is about.

Next I challenge anyone's right to demand I should remove something because they feel offended by it. One can feel offense all they want, but this is Canada. I have a write to the freedom of my expression in the media that I choose. I choose the written word.

If people have a problem with that, then I would say fine. If people want to be angry, fine. It is when I am threatened with having my accounts hacked, and not for the first time, that I take issue. I will not stand for it, and as a result, I have had to change the passwords on most of my accounts. This has gone too far, and I will not be censored in such a rude and arrogant manner.

I make the following promise to those who would threaten to delete any post of mine. If any post of mine is deliberately deleted in a quest to censor me, I will take the hard copy, and I keep hard copies of just about everything, and I will photocopy it. I will then do whatever it takes to make sure that as many people as possible see it. I will post them to every major internet discussion board, I will post them to telephone poles, I will put copies in envelopes and distribute them myself. I say none of this with the expectation that I will ever have to do it. I trust that those who I say this to, and the one who made the threat knows who he or she is, understands that I mean what I say.

Anyways, returning to my point, I found myself threatened by this person. They perceived my poem as an attack, and immediately demanded the removal of the poem. I refused, and the threat was made that my account would be hacked onto, and the poem erased. My passwords have been subsequently changed, and ultimatums delivered, as seen just one scant paragraph above, in angry spiteful words. I then started typing, and what is seen below is what emerged.

I know that the final results of what lays below seems to be contradicted by this, but I would point out that I am not attempting art with this post. I am making a point. A very important one.

The point is, stop taking my posts to be outright attacks. They are not, unless I say they are. I am not the type of person to attack a person behind their back, I will be upfront, as I am being with this post. I may not tell the person this is aimed at that I've posted this, but they will look at it eventually.

Also, I will write about what happens to me if I want. I will not use names, at least not real ones anyways. However, this does not mean I will not reference those people around me. I will as much as I want.

Finally, then you can go read the post below this one, I notice that I am allowed to write good things about people, but not bad. What is with this self-serving hypocrisy. I will not mention what I am talking about, as it would make who I am talking about obvious, but I will call the person I am talking about a hypocrite.

I was thanked and praised for that one, but the slightest allusion to an event that portrayed the same person in a negative light results in threats of censorship and a hacking of my account. Nice and classy there.

This is not a nice post, but I feel better now.

I am aware people will be angry for this one, but I see no need for a similar post to ever happen again now that I've said all this.

It is necessary that this remain. It is necessary for three reasons. First, the piece below needs an intro. Second, that ultimatum needs to be written down, because I mean it. I want it in writing. Finally, this is how I feel, and if I try to express myself otherwise, I will not sound as sincere or collected.

Until next time...