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we've all heard those words "speak what you believe, no matter what"
in the world of school, work, facebook, twitter
you can't always speak what you believe
most of these people will call you out and say
you’re wrong
don’t say that
kill yourself
shut up
keep your opinion to yourself
so how can we speak what we believe when we’re told every day that we can’t?
poetry
we all write for different reasons
a friend, a lover, a parent, yourself
regardless of whom you write for, you just want someone to listen
because we're all so tired of getting put down and shut out
we all need someone to hear what we're saying, but not judge
so many people turn to self-hatred and drinking and drugs and crying and self-harm
when in reality, we can all be poets
you don't need to be published in some book or win a stupid award
you just need to be heard
all we ever need is to be heard