Empty Sphere

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Woof! Woof!

Ha! Ha! No imagined slights in this one! Can't imagine what you must have read to inspire this little rant.

You know, someone who cared about your opinion might get upset at this and feel bullied - but I suppose that is the intention. Nice colours! Of course the danger with this type of work is that it often says more about the writer than the subject.

Ha! Ha! Well - at least someone is playing along with this weeks IP, although I had hoped for more thought and less vitriol.

PS. you need "you're" instead of 'your' to mean 'you are' in the line

you're such a fucking treasure

Blimey, Chris! Is there something going on I've somehow missed...?

Good poem, btw - great rhythm! :-)

Thanks for reading J. There's nothing like a good rant to clear the Monday morning cobwebs and Guinness out of the system ;)

'You know, someone who cared about your opinion might get upset at this and feel bullied' If they thought it accurately described them and was actually about them, I suppose they could; I wonder will anyone lay claim though? ;)

I apologize for the lack of thoughtfulness though and the 'vitriol' but I have included it (as I have for all my work, where it is present) only because it is relevant to the nature of the piece.

Thanks for pointing out the typo; I had something else in there first and changed the sentence but forgot to change the 'your'. ;)

Thanks whiskey, Lol no not really whiskey just a kind of rant type thingymajig ;)

Ha! Ha! I see you took on the IP idea then.

That's the thing about defamation, it doesn't need to be accurate to bully does it? In fact most bullies tend to create and exaggerate in order to get noticed and ply their trade.

I guess it's difficult on a site like this to be specific about a person without risking erasure by naming them. I feel sure though, given the abusive nature of the attack that should they see it they would reply directly if they felt they would not fall foul of the terms and conditions of the site. I know that if I felt it was about me and if it had been written by someone whose opinion I valued, I certainly would.

Jupiter, It's obvious that you are not happy with this piece. Firstly you come on and tell me that
you had hoped for more thought and less vitriol
Then you basically accuse me of defamation and bullying.

In the first place I did not write this, with pleasing you or anybody else in mind. You may have suggested the I.P. but that does not give you owners rights to every entrant. I am removing it from I.P. entry.

Secondly I am not bullying anyone; I have not named anyone and it is quite simply A PIECE OF WORK! If you feel that it is in some way directed at you or someone you know, I would like to know why?

I am considering removing it, just in case someone else decides to take it personally. I have no intention of writing stuff on here to bully, defame or upset anyone but neither am I prepared to remove work because it does not meet with your approval.

I have been on this site since January and have never been accused of any of the above allegations.
If you can offer any reason why you should take personal hurt from this piece, I will remove it immediately.

I really am surprised by your attitude with regard to this piece. It is aimed at no individual and is a product of my imagination. I certainly know no-one on this site that I regard fits the 'target' of the piece; if I did, I would contact them by email and without any ambiguity.

If of course you decide that you are the 'target' of the piece, I can assure you that you are wrong. If that does not suffice, then it's you that has a problem - not me!

Furthermore, if you don't like my work, then simply don't read it; I am not craving your attention or approval.

Oh, by the way, thanks for reading!

Thanks for the cherry folks ;)

Ha! Ha! A cherry. I love it. :-). I just won £20! Tragic though really!

A good poem, a thumbs up to bullying, or both? What do you think? Astonished to see a site like this reward such a piece written by a self-proclaimed 'christian'? Me too.

Haven't seen Tony or Ewan on for hours so perhaps FTSE holds the key. Any idea who cherried this and why FTSE - just out of interest - you know?

What is your problem? I don't know what to say to you J. If you have a problem with this, go and complain to the editors and maybe tell them why; surely someone should know! Then maybe they can explain it to me.
The only conclusion that I can come to, is that you see yourself in this piece. That being the case, what does it say about you?
Do you see yourself in any other poems and if so should they all be pulled off, just to keep your insecurities at bay?
For God's sake, get a grip man!
IT'S JUST A PIECE OF WORK!

Nobody is taken in Chris.

Regardless of who it is about, it is about someone here and it is designed to bully, as is born out by your earlier response, and as I have repeatedly said I hate bullying.

"'You know, someone who cared about your opinion might get upset at this and feel bullied' If they thought it accurately described them and was actually about them, I suppose they could; I wonder will anyone lay claim though? ;)"

As I said previously, I am astonished primarily to see such a piece written by you as a self-proclaimed 'christian' and secondly to see someone on this site reward what appears to be such an obviously bullying piece.

And what is the point of complaining to someone who
awarded it a cherry eh?

I think all is clear now - for the fourth time.

I wrote that reply because I couldn't see anyone in their right mind claiming it was about them!

It is NOT obviously about anyone on this site; it is an exaggerated IMAGINARY rant about an IMAGINARY person...but you know what Jupiter; if the cap fits, by all means wear it!

Congratulations on the cherry Chris - for a well written, humorous piece of work with excellent rhythm:)

Thanks Sarah, much appreciated ;)

Just to settle (I hope) the bullying issue - bullying is picking on somebody who is weaker than yourself and can't fight back. Unless Jupiter knows something I don't, I can't see any evidence of bullying here.

There are many different kinds of people on this site. Some just want a quiet life, other enjoy a good jousting match. Try picking on Macjoyce or Skunk and you'll get more than your money's worth in return! Different strokes for different folks, as they say. There's room for everybody on ABC.

This piece got a cherry because it's more than usually entertaining. That's what we do on ABC, we try to entertain each other. If that's not your plan, Jupiter, I can't think what you're doing here!

This site isn't to be used to promote anybody's political agenda. Iftikhar (for instance) thinks otherwise, and his forum posts are now routinely removed. His account is left open because he's welcome to post a story, if he ever gets around to writing one! As I say, there's room for everybody here.

Unless I see evidence to the contrary, this piece does not constitute bullying and it deserves its cherry.

Paul

Thanks for clearing that up Paul, appreciated!

Blimey...
Well, ducking in after the row, I'd just like to say what a great poem, threeleaf!
Deserved cherry for a really felt and well imaginined piece of writing - more of the same please!
Sx

Thanks Sikander ;) for taking the time and for the nice comments; appreciated!