Can you hear me?

We hear that phrase so many times in our lives

It’s a phrase that we both love and despise

It’s amazing really

What that phrase can do

It can make others be silent

Force them to listen to you

It gives you a power unlike any other

To make others listen and see them cower

But on the flip side

We cower in fear

You silence our voices

As the end draws near

How will I survive

I won’t always be able to hide

If only you could see the damage you cause

The lifes that are taken

All for your own benefit

I’m screaming at the top of my lungs

“Hear me! Hear my side!”

All I got in return

Was you simply protecting your pride

My family told me to keep my head down

Stay in my own lane

Don’t make a sound

But when I saw others in danger

I couldn’t stand to the side

I was raised with good values

It was never about my pride

As I run forward while others run away

I knew that this would be my final day

I stand up tall as I face you

I’m not afraid of heights

I’m not afraid of this fall

So now here I am

Standing for everyone who fell

As I look at you face to face

I can finally say my peace.

“Can you hear me now?

I’m fighting for them not you

I won’t just lay down and die

You took everything from me

I won’t let you do this to others

Can you hear me?

This is your final call”