Out Loud

I tried to speak but it echoed back, Trapped in walls with every crack. They nod like they know what’s wrong, But they’ve never stayed quiet for this long. I played along, I played it safe, But silence doesn’t keep you brave. Now there’s too much left unsaid— And I’m choking on the weight instead. Please... tear the silence... apart! No more stillness... shout it... out loud! This isn’t rage— It’s the voice I... found! You don’t define me... You don’t get that... crown! I won’t fade back— I was born... to resist. Not a shadow... you pity, But a storm... you missed. You call it peace when I hide the pain, You say I’m strong but it’s just a chain. Every quiet nod, every well-meant phrase— Kept me buried in a louder haze. I tried to carry what you ignored, But I’m not here to be restored. I tried to carry what you ignored, But I’m not here to be restored. I need to scream, I need the sound— Just this once, I won’t back down. Please... tear the silence... apart! No more stillness... shout it... out loud! This isn’t rage— It’s the voice I... found! You don’t define me... You don’t get that... crown! I won’t fade back— I was born... to resist. Not a shadow... you pity, But a storm... you missed. If silence is strength, Then why does it break me? I’m not your calm— I’m what you made me! You never heard the part that mattered— So this is me... Out loud!!