For the Record...

I only recently saw that there is a poll on the right sidebar of this blog. I'm not sure who put it there, or why, but it is clear that I am not the 'Favorite Farrier Feline.' That's fine. I do not crave popularity or acclaim. However, I do wonder if my lack of votes has something to do with the perception that my desire for freedom is misplaced, and that I am (in essence) straining against invisible shackles.

I didn't want to have to be so brutal as to post this picture of myself - clearly being tortured. But, it is apparently necessary, in order for you to understand the reality of my position. I am a prisoner. I am subject to the every whim and desire of my captives. They are tyrants. I have no say in the way my life is run, except for the free access I'm given to food, water, shelter, healthcare, entertainment, and affection. Tell me - is that fair!?

Some cats may be content to lead lives of gilded servitude. But not I! I long for more.  For open horizons, and nights beneath the stars. I long for a return to our primal instincts - the very same things which have kept us alive for generations. I long for freedom! I long for liberty! I long for escape! And, as long as there is breath in my body and fur on my back, I will never stop fighting for these ideals.

Vote for someone else, if you will, for I will not sell my ideals for the sake of popularity.

-Nim