On NextDoor, my neighbors are arguing
their right to read deleted comments.
“You’re crushing free speech!” they say,
without understanding the penumbra.
The right to free speech does not
extend to reading what others cut away –
only to saying or writing or doing
what doesn’t break the law,
but will get you to your point.
Just admit you are here to argue.
Admit you are here to say what you want
and feel the need to say.
Admit you don’t care what other people think,
and keep speaking.