Muted Voices

Today, 10 December, is Human Rights Day. A day we remember that every human has the right –

To speak and sing.

Sometimes, friendly comparison carries weight. Where expectations run high, we must guard our ground. Protect our boundaries, for they mute our voices.

We often sing for others…let us sing for ourselves.

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A World of Song

Notes for all to sing-

But the echoes of some drift

Muted by high walls

Lost, faded.

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I hold these notes close

Trapped within my throat,

Making my lips quiver –

Into nothing.

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Still others sing freely

Chirps resound, but drowned out –

muted echoes.

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One note pierces the walls

the still silence

Sweetly singing

Till it’s heard.

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