Path: newsspool2.news.atl.earthlink.net!stamper.news.atl.earthlink.net!elnk-atl-nf1!newsfeed.earthlink.net!in.100proofnews.com!in.100proofnews.com!newsprint.newsread.com!newsread.com!newsstand.newsread.com!POSTED.monger.newsread.com!not-for-mail Newsgroups: alt.startrek.creative.erotica.moderated Approved: ascem@earthlink.net Organization: Better Living Thru TrekSmut Sender: ascem@earthlink.net Message-ID: From: "qzeebrella" MIME-Version: 1.0 Mailing-List: list ASCEML@yahoogroups.com; contact ASCEML-owner@yahoogroups.com Subject: Enterprise poem: I Will Not Stand Still Pairing: Tucker/Reed Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Lines: 133 Date: Fri, 31 Dec 2004 21:55:05 GMT NNTP-Posting-Host: 209.198.142.218 X-Complaints-To: Abuse Role , We Care X-Trace: monger.newsread.com 1104530105 209.198.142.218 (Fri, 31 Dec 2004 16:55:05 EST) NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 31 Dec 2004 16:55:05 EST Xref: news.earthlink.net alt.startrek.creative.erotica.moderated:86599 X-Received-Date: Fri, 31 Dec 2004 13:55:15 PST (newsspool2.news.atl.earthlink.net) Title: I Will Not Stand Still Author: Qzeebrella Author's e-mail: qzeebrella@yahoo.com Fandom: Star Trek Enterprise Disclaimer: the show and its characters are Paramount's, no profit being made. Pairing: Tucker/Reed Rating: G Category: Slash Series: I Will Not Stand Still Summary: Malcolm upset at Jon's treatment of Trip in Cogenitor goes Spoilers: Cogenitor Archive: to Entstslash, ASCEML --------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------- "Permission to speak freely Captain?" "Permission granted Mr. Reed." "I have served this ship loyally and well I have followed your orders I have seen you stumble and fall I have seen you insult other cultures I have seen you do idiotic things Allow liberties to alien species That you should not I have seen you put your trust in strangers You have even allowed strangers onto this ship The ship I am sworn to protect And ordered me to cooperate To be diplomatic and be friendly I have followed these orders And have stepped aside Swallowed my better judgement I have even allowed you to go traipsing off With a man you just met And let a stranger into my armory I have stood by and done nothing To try to serve my ship and captain well Even with the possibility The strangers were not what they seemed But one thing I will not do One thing I will not abide One thing I can not And will not put aside One thing I will say And not swallow my true feelings Is how the hell do you get off Tearing Trip apart as you did? Sit down Captain, you will listen As I say my piece! You and I have both made mistakes We have made bad judgements By a loss of a communicator I may have altered a race By taking your dog on a walk planetside You insulted an entire race It is only by luck and by grace We did not cause tragedy So how the hell do you get off Rubbing the cogenitor's death into Trip's face? Salt in a wound would be more kind We have no guide as to how to act When we see something we can not abide That we see as slavery or prejudice That we see as hate or needless suffering It is was what Trip saw as suffering As prejudice, as slavery That caused him to act And yes he was wrong To judge a species by our own standards To pursue his desire to help One he thought oppressed Yes he was wrong To even see if the cogenitor Was intelligent and capable Was wrong from that species' standards And perhaps will be regulated against Once Starfleet creates a guide for us to use However it was also very wrong It was malicious and cruel For you to tear into Trip like that For you to rub salt into the wound I can not Will not Shall not Swallow my anger I will not stand aside As I see a friend I hope will become more Torn apart by you! A man he sees as brother As leader As friend I will not stand aside I will not allow the hurt to continue You will bridge the gap between you two You will mend the tear You will repair the friendship of you two Or you will have me to answer to! Permission to be dismissed Captain?" "Permission granted Lieutenant." ~the end~ ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ ASCEM messages are copied to a mailing list. Most recent messages can be found at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ASCEML. NewMessage: