#23 why I speak

Speaking lessens the burden,

Hello my lovelies,

Today’s post may seem a bit of a repeat to last week, but I find it important to hammer down the point: speaking helps. It helps those all around us. But I really just want to be a bit more creative about it… enjoy this poem…

You long to be in my head
Screaming so I remain silent.
But you never did expect me to open my mouth
And voice my truth.
You all spouted vitriol in my head
Yet I remained steadfast in honest speech

All of us humans share a suffering,
Being afraid of being vocal.
In this world, we need to be.
More than ever.

I have spoken out for so long
I don’t really remember when I started.
I held no shame in my truth,
Especially when I inspired others
To do the same.
So people too could feel what I feel.

Freedom.
Energy rising.
Passion growing.
Connection fostering.
A flourishing of the heart.
Widening the horizon.
Honesty.
Understanding.
Compassion.

We do not speak without fear,
For judgement may reign,
But I do anyway,
To show recognition,
To show I understand,
To say “you are never alone”.
When I speak, others may too,
Leaving behind the cracked shell
And coming alive,
Knowing what they want to do.

We are not tamed birds in a cage,
We are not wild “beasts”
We. Are. Human.
We have a right to our voice as much as anyone else
We sing as the morning chorus
We act with the confidence of a lioness

We shape ourselves in how we truly want to be.
I speak,
So others may too
Because there is a long way to go
The tracks are just being built

Never fear, we will make it.
I speak,
Because I know it is the right I have
I am not afraid to be honest
Speaking is the most revealing
And intimate act
Opening up our whole world
The true world of our mind
Our essence
And here. it. is.