I’m used to not speaking up

It’s easy for me

But easy has a price

Nothing is truly free

I kept quiet

When I saw injustice

I kept quiet

And silence kept the truth hidden

Like an impenetrable fortress

No one benefited

Nothing was made better

Each time I didn’t speak up

Around my neck heart and mouth a fetter

I want to break these chains

Of dreadful silence

I want to speak the truth in love

I want to be more than my compliance

I want to break free like a dove

Maybe it will start with just a whisper

Maybe I’ll dramatically bust free

It’s time to escape the prison

That silence has fortified all around me

“Um… please listen.”

“Uh… I have something I’d like to say.”