Pt. II

Be loud.

You make me feel real.

You make me feel real

and powerful

and loud

in a world that doesn’t want to hear me.

I don’t know what to do 

with the voice I've discovered

with the freedom you gave me

but they’ve already tried to silence it.

When I asked another question

they called me nosy.

When I knew what to do

they called me bossy

as if it were a bad thing.

When I spoke

they wouldn’t listen

so I yelled.

B***h, 

they said.

Be quiet.

This world doesn’t revolve around you.