I Deserve to be Heard

I speak,
I have a voice,

I deserve to be heard!

Do not silence me
With your wicked stare
And the hatred in your eyes.
You see me as inferior.
Ha! I dare you
To try and silence me
With your threats,
The backlash of your hand,
And the venom in your tongue.

I am not inferior.
I am just like you.
Strong, powerful,
My voice
Like the rolling oaks asunder.
Deep and pure
Like the spring waters
Raging through Mount Fiji.
You dare try to stop me
From saying
What's on my mind?

Don't you dare try and silence me!

For I know many secrets
That have impregnated themselves
In the womb of my mind.
I have a voice
To say what deserves to be
Heard.

Don't you dare try to stop me!

I have a voice.
I deserve to be heard.