Ebb and flow of opinions
Come and go of decisions
Pushing me every which way
And not letting go; when will I
Be my own tide and break through the storm
Be my own shining knight in the war
And not ride on the back of a horse
Saved by a hero; a damsel in distress
Is who I am, but help
Never arrives.
I remain silent.
There is always only one side to choose
A battle raging; I have nothing to lose
And everything to gain, yet
As if a force is muffling my scream
A tight knot of ropes bursting at the seams
But still holding together; I cannot break free
Of the prison that is silence, that envelops me
I remain silent.
It is true that differences are unique,
If so, I am as bland as ever
The color in the background of a glorious painting
The person at the back of the stage in a film scene
I blend, I merge, into every crowd
And even if the people around me shout
I remain silent.
Each to their own, I suppose
That is the decision that society has made
Without me; because I lean
On every person that comes near me
They are the force that pushes me further.
I am but a floating piece of plastic
In the middle of the widest ocean; My destination
Is where the waves will take me to
And no protest from me will be heard
No try of my voice will turn
The tide, so I must
Remain silent.
I rely on not my thoughts, but that of others
Surrounding me, who empower me
To do more of what I already do
I give my work to them
With my name; what is mine
I do not claim
This is my voice
It was never lost and does not need to be found
Buried under layers of what only was myself
Pushing me down
I will not remain silent
I am my own voice that was destined
To break through the surface
And my voice
Clearly vibrates this room that I
Stand in; thoughts of gloom
Have floated behind me
A mist that faded
And the path before me
Lies, waiting
For that first footstep will echo generations
After; I lift my leg
And shout to the darkness stretching in front
I will not remain silent.
Written by plumtree
Topics: 2021-22 School Year