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    TRIAL OF THE ORATOR

    KInd Nobleman,
    friends
    If I, am to be accused of injustice
    then I, as Thrasymachus once wrote
    "proclaim justice is nothing else than the interest of the stronger"
    To the many whom have veiwed these procedings
    my case appears weak
    I have no corraborating witnesses
    nor, am I in speech, as grandiose and eloquent as my accusers
    Alas, I know not the art of influence
    sadlly, persuasion was not a vitrue taught me
    by my simple yet beloved father
    During this trial I have endured many former colleagues
    and once Dear friends eviscerate what I, in my arrogance,
    believed to be an indomitable and quite personal will
    For, in my foolish arragance I believed in the concept of
    TRUTH
    it is now with abundant humility and clarity I now conceed
    that TRUTH is only as strong as those who speak thereof
    For, the DEFINITION of TRUTH is neither tangible NOR accurate
    thus, TRUTH is defined by those who defend JUSTICE
    and, with justice being the will of the STRONG, yet,
    the albatross of the WEAK
    a humble man cannot hope nor aspire to be TRUTHFUL
    for, his humble words shall be consistenly defined by
    those powerful men who give TRUTH its definition

    Noblemen,
    I am not embittered with thee
    rather, I ENVY thee
    there you sit
    the products of impeccible timing, fortuitous fortune, and superior intellect
    you are NOT and shall NEVER be amongst us
    nor should you
    for we the downtrodden whom you so graciously endure need
    view of your lofty status
    We, who toil at the base of the triangle, need tangible proof
    that, at its apex, sit those Blessed men whom consult
    with the gods
    WE NEED HEROES
    and you, Kind and Beneficent Noblemen are heroic
    for YOUR TRUTH defines JUSTICE
    and justice defines the lives of we, your envious public
    For those of you in this Courtroom who know not the particulars
    of this Trial,and , through your myopic view I appear courageous
    I say this
    COURAGE IS A VIRTUE LOST ON THE UNDESERVING
    I, the accused, am tainted by my deeds, for our HEROES have so deemed
    therefore, view me as I am
    a miscreant whose treasonous folly raised the ire of those whom affirm
    JUSTICE
    PRAISE THE NOBLEMEN!
    PRAISE THE NOBLEMEN!
    for they are doing what we, in our idifference, REFUSE to do
    they are SEEKING and IMPLEMENTING JUSTICE!
    that I am a victim of said justice does not make martyrdom appealing
    for,
    THE MAN WHO WILLINGLY DIES FOR A CAUSE LIVES WITHIN
    AN UNWILLING AND UNFORGIVING STATE OF ANARCHY
    with exception of the most extreme circumstances
    the WILL to live MUST be victorious over
    the RIGHTEOUS desire to die
    my death being assured
    I have no grievences to utter
    nor testimony to disprove
    I, today, accept death as a consequence of my WORDS
    words that some of my foolhardy brethren used in a foolish
    and treasonous quest for LIBERTY
    Ahhh..but is Liberty nothing more than the mist hovering above
    Andean Hills?
    the rising sun of JUSTICE evaporating said mist until
    all that remains is the TRUTH
    decreed by Noblemen whom we have come to adore and cherish
    In closing, I ask with enduring love, those who find any
    strength in my callous character to cast thine eyes away
    from the man you THOUGHT you knew
    and, in its place, accept the man I AM
    Be assured, my impending death, is of the worst kind
    for I, in seeking TRUTH, ignored the definition of JUSTICE
    and what is JUSTICE, after all, when all it can ever hope
    to reveal,
    IS THE INTEREST OF THE STRONG!

    I bid thee farewell...

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    • 1 January 2011
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