Pushed aside, out of cultural view,
Far too many ways to be ostracized.
Redemption and truth, null and void,
And harshly criticized.
I’ll say no more than this on free speech:
That darkness thrives in the shadows of night,
And the only end for darkness,
Is exposure to Light.
K. Aldaya, 12/2/22
Picture: By Timo Volz on Unsplash; https://unsplash.com/photos/K2jUGU6ttO0
Humans silence screams,
Yes, they refuse to hear.
They smother feelings with their hands,
And whisper, “No, not here!”.
Humans silence screams,
And leave voices estranged.
Severing all the connections,
‘Til the harm can’t be changed.
Humans silence screams,
And use without remorse.
They want the best without the worst,
And they get it by force.
Humans silence screams,
And exterminate choice.
For mutilated vocal cords,
Can not, then, bear a voice.
K. Aldaya, 10/19/22
Picture: From Vampire Diaries; https://tenor.com/view/choke-strangle-cant-breathe-gif-12216423
I don’t know why I bother.
Why do I even try?
To be a voice of reason?
When I’m no one, am I?
I’ve been ignored and forgotten,
Since the day that I was born.
I’m nobody to anyone,
So why foment even more scorn?…
By speaking out?… By caring?
For who has ever cared for me?
I’ve always been the outcast,
Within my society;
And yet I care about it all…
The people and politics.
I want the best for humanity’s future,
Though I know I can’t be the fix.
I am no one. I am pushed aside.
If I stand up for what’s right.
No one will care if I’m censored,
And fall forever out of sight.
Yet, I can not help but be myself,
An idealist through and through,
Who dreams and tries anyway;
Knowing no matter what humans do,
I will not have a say.
K. Aldaya, 4/30/21
Picture: By Michael Dziedzic on Unsplash; https://unsplash.com/photos/0W4XLGITrHg
My Soul is a Lock Without a Key 