Take My Name and Number (I will Not Be Silenced)

Authoritarian hierarchical

will not silence me

gunboat diplomacy

will not silence me

 

I do not fear them

– jail me, starve me, deny me

the innate rights of all humanity

I will not fear them

 

They cannot

 will not

silence my words

my art

my thoughts

my heart

I will not be silenced

 

I will not sit quietly

obediently

while this chaos reigns

I will not turn a blind eye

to the violence and pain

I will not ignore starvation

death of innocents

extinction of species

 

I will not be silenced

            take my name and number, if that feeds your ego

                        but I will NOT be silenced.

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Art & Poetry – SharonleeGoodhand©22-Nov-15