Bamboo Shoots Submission for Year of the Rat -- July Contest
VOICE
VOICE
By: Sasha Farmer
Being gifted with the ability to speak,
But being told to shut up left me weak.
Day in and day out being seen but not heard,
Left feelings of joy all blurred.
Screaming and yelling in my head is all I could do,
Destructive behaviors is all I knew.
Wanting to be loved and protected,
Just left me in a lonely world neglected.
Time to grow up, enough is enough,
Time to learn, time to get tough.
Dusting residue of the black walls that held me,
Seeing the light wanting to break free,
God please guide me is what I needed to pray,
Glimpse of joy started coming my way.
Learning of self-love I started to see,
How my past trauma is no longer me.
Freedom from bondage is the language I speak,
No longer a prisoner, no longer weak.
Thank you so much for publishing this on Bamboo Ridge Press
I love this, Sasha/Ernalinda. Mahalo for submitting this piece.