Unheard

You could only keep me silent for so long

Unheard

 

For days and months and years

My voice has gone unheard

Longing to tell you what I want you to know

Finding solace instead in the silent written word;

 

Saying all that I cannot speak

Lest you scream out, overpower

And attempt to make me feel weak.

 

Robbed of my right to just feel what I feel

Stolen from me my own voice

Convinced that it just isn’t real;

 

What is it about truth that makes you so afraid?

What is it about the lies that make you feel safe?

What’s done in the dark comes to the light

Your debt to me has to be paid.

 

I have been unheard until now

But with my voice today

Truth will ring out;

In the dark light will shine

What’s been stolen from me

Will now be rightfully mine.

 

You want what I have, but fail to see

That I am the one, who suffered,

The one who has had to bleed

At the hands of your choices

And self serving greed.

 

You quieted me with guilt and unearned shame

You stifled my expression and

Taught me to conform to a world

Of your making;

Do you understand now that it is here

For my taking?

 

I will not be silent, I will not bow down

To you and your army of

Deceitful, smile-less clowns.

Who is it that you think you are

Taking away my light

and trying to keep what I seek hidden in the dark of night.

I found it now you know

And from me you cannot steal;

Be forewarned though

My voice and what I speak

Is so very, very real.

 

It will prick you like a needle if you dare to intrude

The truth has been exposed

Your awakening will be unmercifully rude.

 

 

I found my voice today

and will no longer be unheard

I will sing it, scream it

And display my written word;

 

For your eyes as well as the worlds

I will find truth to replace lies

And take back what’s left

Of all that was stolen

As I break the binding ties

Of your tortured soul and wounded mind

and the hell that they wreaked;

No longer Unheard, I

Found my voice and today I will speak.

 

09/09/11

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reviews

[Lily Mae]

I love that your back.. I've missed your work and this is why.. What a powerhouse of emotions.. It's like your taking your life back and have regained your personal power and are ready to face the world again :) I'm sorry that sadness and pain took you where it did...but so glad to see you back and on fire :) xx

[Rene Velez]

great lines an awakening of spirit and truth, well done...

[Coyote Poetry]

A powerful poem. I like the strong statements and the desire of this poem.
"I will sing it, scream it
And display my written word;"
We need to be heard. If someone want our silence. We do not need them. Thank you for a excellent poem.
Coyote

[MS. BABy]

you always seem to peer inside of a voice that i have but cannot speak...hello sister in poetic voice......this was outstanding and yes it is very very good to have u back...

[Enigma]

Oh my gosh. When was the last time I heard such an immensely powered poem? Geez. It was like thunder and lighting, so very bright and intense. Whoever be the recipient of this marvellous work will have a tough time dealing with such determination to voice her own thoughts. I find it very uplifting in the least that one can manage to break free from such fetters even after going throguh a rough patch in life. Thats courage. And you, my friend, are one talented writer.

Great write! :D

[Becky C Strukamp]

I hear you loud and clear, and the emotions of anger, hurt, pain, suffering are so powerfully written here. Also the taking back of what is yours. Excellent write kiddo. This sounds liked the landslide of what needed come forward. Love your writing.

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This is sad, so many emotions go through ones mind when reading this.
Very well written write.