OBJECTIVITY

fireseed awoke suddenly from troubled sleep
rubbing his eyes
he stared in astonishment at the wall of his room
slowly letters were begnning to form
words began to cohere before his eyes
burning themselves into the wallpaper
and into his retina
SOCIETY HAS VARIED AND CONFLICTING INTERESTS
the first line read
WHAT IS CALLED OBJECTIVITY
IS THE DISGUISE OF ONE OF THESE INTERESTS
THAT OF NEUTRALITY
the message continued
BUT NEUTRALITY IS A FICTION
IN AN UNNEUTRAL WORLD
THERE ARE VICTIMS
THERE ARE EXECUTIONERS
AND THERE ARE BYSTANDERS
AND THE OBJECTIVITY OF THE BYSTANDER
CALLS FOR INACTION
WHILE OTHER HEADS FALL
the words burnt into his consciousness
fireseed fell once again into restless reverie
when he awoke again
the walls were blank
but on the bedside table
lay a piece of notepaper
scrawled upon in wiry handwriting
there were just two letters:
hz