Silence
In Silence we hear the start of a revolution
We hear the torment of shots being fired
We hear the children screaming, yearning to someone for help
We will endlessly hear you in Silence
We will not be discouraged
We will not let our voices go unnoticed
Silence
They try to Silence us
We say no! You will not be Silent!
They say “you’re ignorant, you’re too young to understand”
We say no!
Silence
We stand in Silence for the lives lost
We stand united,
Like individual drops of rain falling from the sky
We stand united,
We are the next storm
Silence
We will no longer stand in Silence
We will break away from the sky,
We will embody the rain
We will embody the wind
We are the next storm for the Revolution
And this is just the start
Silence
We say NO to your silence
We stand outside,
The pitter patter of the rain starts soft against the concrete surface of the earth
We fight
We fight together
The rain crashes down against the earth, hard, never ending
Silence
There will no longer be Silenced
They’re will not be Silence
There is no Silence
They will no longer Silence us
Noise
We are the Voice
We are the Change
We are the Future
We are the People
We are the Revolution
We are NOISE!!!
~ Kim Kazdal
This poem was inspired by the situation going on at the US and Mexican Border… More close to my heart, this poem is primarily inspired by the ongoing political unrest in Nicaragua.
This poem is really empowering and powerful. With all the political unrest all over the world it is hard to always turn a blind eye on what is happening out in the world. The line “We are the next storm” was the most powerful line to me because despite this poem being inspired by the situation with the U.S. and Mexican border and the political unrest in Nicaragua, it just makes me think about all the pointless wars and battles that caused millions of lives being lost all around the world. It is really unfortunate how adults think that just because people are young that they should be silenced. We are screaming at the top of our lungs and we will be heard.