absolute incomprehension of the situation at hand(long overdue)
03/18/2003 10:29 p.m.

it depresses me to no end that i am forced once more to begin my journal entry with the fact that i am tired...i'm so tired of the anger and self-righteouness on this board. why are we so conservative and dismissive here in the pathetic poets society? i thought we could be a community. i reach out for comfort, and only 3 people out of the hundreds here are humane and thoughtful and kind and open-minded enough to offer me solace. the rest disintegrate into petty squabbles or dismiss it as "another one of those posts *sigh*" without bothering to understand what i meant. there is such an oppressive air about this place lately....so many budding viewpoints trampled by ignorance and fear.

i feel that my viewpoints as a member here at pathetic hold just as much weight as anyone else's. now, that would be true regardless. but many new members feel, understandably, that they must hold their tongues for a spell, sit back and learn. however, i am not a new member, and have not been so for a long time. i have been a member here longer than most people, and i feel that i know how things work and am qualified to express my viewpoints in the forums or wherever else is appropriate. yet, just because i do not feel the need (nor the right) to condescend, a great deal of other members do so to me and many of my fellow poets. it is an outrageous habit that must end. none of us are better than any others. no one here has the right to talk to another poet as a child or an idiot, and i am absolutely DISGUSTED every time i see this happening in the forums or elsewhere. no one has a monopoly on truth in this world, least of all in the Pathetic Poets' Society.

much love.indi