Head down
Speak up
"No," I say aloud
For the first time in my life
stutter stutter stutter
I am worth more than what my emotions
Allow me to display
I swallow my nerves
Swallow the lump in my throat
"No," I repeat, louder now
Walk all over me, no more
Strive to please you, no more
I gather my thoughts
Gather my courage
And speak what my heart has to say
Ignore my mouth's confusion
My tongue is not passionate about talking
Until there is someone willing to listen
listen listen listen
I've had enough
So just stop
It's up to me
To shut you down
It's up to me
To open up
So just stop...
And listen.
I notice a recurring theme in my writing lately... Anyway, I got inspired on the Dart and this poem came to be!