Let Your Voice be Heard

by Karen Chukwukelu

Too small to be the king among giants

Another dust swept in the air

Crowded by the voices of the best

Warmly sat on the confident

Stepped on as the door mat into their opinions

Wrong always Wrong

Quiet always Quiet

Second always Second

Never the loudest but most timid

Pushed up to the limelight but pulled back seconds later

Why? Because I'm not ENOUGH

Never enough

My wings Bright and Bold but cut off by the Giants

No. No. No

Light the path

Set the stage. Volume the loudest

Words rolled off the tongue like the red carpet set for you

Speak they say. Their eyes the spotlight.

Silence there lays

A moment

A second

Loud thunderstorms play out thy mouth

Lightning beautify the halls

Alive. First. Loud. Right

Finally the words said

Never shy from the stage. Let your opinions be heard. Speak for what you believe in. It's easy to say it, as it is said so many times but I tell you; a caterpillar never remains the same but becomes a butterfly who speaks out through its beauty.

I use words. What do you use? Your art, your voice. Question but never be questioned. Define but never be defined. You define your path. No one should do that for you. Let your art be your gateway to the mysteries that course through your veins.

Speak to be heard. Never speak to impose. Be a voice of reason.

Your voice will be the loudest they hear. Now make it the loudest they hear.