Quiet No Longer

Have you ever been forced to suppress your emotions?

so much and so bad you no longer knew how to express those emotions?
Been told to "Sit down, you're too loud,"
or maybe even "be quiet" when you have been anything but?
having others tell you, "You aren't allowed to say that stuff."

Freedom of speech;
I find freedom in speech.
I find freedom in the words that I speak
I find freedom in the words of others
in books or with protests
in the cries of my past lives
begging for change
to let go of the chains
but no longer

I will be silent no longer

I won't be quiet much longer
Can you hear me now?
or am I too loud for you?
I will no longer be still
just to make you comfortable
because guess what
I'm uncomfortable
but no longer

I will not be silenced no longer

I won't be quiet much longer
no longer will I be remembered as that quiet kid
or the one that barely said a word
because truth is
I am anything but.