people have always told me to
be quiet
to be careful
they've told me I'm going to get hurt
get my children hurt
someone will hurt me
because I say too much
basically
they are telling me to
hide
I don't understand them
I know they are concerned
for my safety
but if I don't stand up
for what I believe in
freedom
the right to be safe
from violence
the right to have a
voice
live on a planet
that is cared for
help animals
survive
and not be murdered
for sport
eaten
worn
and enslaved
then
I would be
the one who let it happen
I have a voice
and my voice is not
just for being p0lite
it is definitely not there
to support the
status quo
it's to stand up
for those who have no voice
it's to point out the obvious
to show how afraid people are
that they remain silent
I honestly don't know how else to be
I drove my mother crazy
I drove a lot of people crazy
as a child
and nothing has changed
I've marched with so many brave women
and men
and I've listened to so many who said
they wished they could have overcome
their fear and marched
or spoken out
with us
and that proves my point
that people have been
brainwashed
and conditioned
to remain
silent
out of fear
so that
the men in charge
can do anything
they please
without
interference
from the masses
imagine what things would be like
if we all spoke up
and said
NO MORE
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