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atticus wilson Nov 2019
It’s time to speak
To use the thing
Society tries to take from you
“To stop speaking is to stop being heard”
To stop being heard would mean we lost
We can’t surrender
If we lose, they take it
Use your voice
Wield it as a weapon
In the arsenal of nonviolence
Declare your freedom
Yell it out
It’s time to speak
Stand
For
Your
Rights
To quote the Dr. King
“Our lives begin to end
The day we become silent
About the things that matter”
Once we quiet
They stop caring
They stop listening
They stop changing
We stop trying
It’s time to speak
Now is the time
Not tomorrow
Not next week
Not that day
So far in the future
We can’t even imagine
It’s not up to our children
To start our battle
It’s up to us
All it takes is three words
We
Deserve
More
The time is now
Speak
Written in Sophomore English as a rallying work
atticus wilson Nov 2019
Because if I do
I’ll fall apart
And I want to be strong
For whenever you need a shoulder
atticus wilson Nov 2019
Yet another problem solved
Yet another ******* solution given
Yet another friend helped
Any other problems?
I may be 17,
But what the hell, I’ll take a shot
atticus wilson Nov 2019
After three months of no contact
Except that one high text
Suddenly he DM’s me
Then blocks me before I can see the message
What did he say
Why text me
What does it mean?
Also, this was almost exactly a week after I got my account working
atticus wilson Nov 2019
“Send me love
I need it”
I don’t ask for much
Just for you to be there when I need you
And you all left me
To fall into the abyss—
A place I’ve dragged each of you from
Without being asked—
I thought I could expect the same from you
I guess I was dumb enough to believe
atticus wilson Nov 2019
If I could be crying right now
I would
For no ******* reason at all
atticus wilson Nov 2019
All the fake smiles
Can’t hide how I feel
All the fake smiles
Can’t make me feel better
All the fake smiles
Make me miss when I smiled for real
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