The first time
A man tried to silence me
I was speaking my opinion
Which contradicted his opinion
And he looked straight at me
And told me to be quiet
because I was wrong
And he was right
My biggest regret
Is that i listened
Instead of standing my ground
And speaking up
I turned away
Submitted
But the more I thought about it
I realized
That this is what I have been taught to do
Avoid conflict
Obey what others say
Give into
The man
And I made a promise to myself that day
That that would be
The last time I would allow
A man to silence me
That would be the last time
I would allow myself to be afraid of what a man might think because
Next time I will meet his gaze
I will bear my eyes into his
I will speak with audacity
I will raise my voice and I will not
Be silenced
I will stand my ground and
I will
Rise up
YOU ARE READING
the blood of my heart
PoesíaThis is a collection of poetry. Some are fun and lighthearted, while others are deep and meaningful. A mixture of spoken word and short poems. I will continue to add poems weekly. My heart is in your hands.
