When I Finally LIstened
A faint chorus of voices whisper a chant at me through the murky waters,
Trying to be heard.
It’s a whisper that rhythmically becomes a shout,
Aching to be heard.
But I turn a blind I to the sound and don’t address
What was always meant to be heard.
But this year has changed me.
I have read the signs.
I have followed the trails.
I have divvied up wrong from right.
I have had my taste of adversity and overcome it.
I have listened.
And now that once distance chorus of voices is at the forefront of my mind,
Everyday getting a little stronger.
I speak words to my fellow classmates because I know I can.
I have grown closer to them because the voice,
All this time,
Have been screaming at me that I should.
That I should break this shell they call shyness
And be the senior I was born to be.
This is who I am.
This is who I always was.
And it had never dawned on me
Until I had finally listened.