Hear My Voice

Every person has a choice
To let everyone hear their voice

I speak my voice with pride
I don’t let it hide

I think I have a real gift
I want to take the world and make it shift

How loud can my voice be heard?
How far can people’s minds be stirred?

Im trying to paint a picture of what’s going on here
But to many people it’s not exactly clear

How many time must I light my paper on fire?
Until someone gets their desire

How many roads must I walk down?
Until I walk back without a frown

How many feelings must I explore?
Until a fan comes knocking at my door

How many thoughts can I express?
Until I relieve someone of their distress

Is it failure that lies beneath my feet?
Will it harass me until I accept defeat?

Or is it silence that runs deep?
Moving through my body, trying to creep

Is it self-doubt that stands on my shoulder?
Sitting there as the people around me get colder

Battle lines in my mind are being drawn
The world I once knew is completely gone

When my pencil touches the paper, I feel alone
All I can hear is time ticking and unheard voices groan

Please excuse me if my views on the world are blind
I just want a little support from behind

Is this the price I pay?
For telling the world how I feel about today

It really wasn’t a hard choice
I just want people to hear my voice