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I WANT

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By Moon DesertPublished about 4 hours ago 1 min read
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I WANT TO BE HEARD

NO MORE SILENCE, GET OUT THERE

SHOUT OUT MY NAME

ON THE STREETS, PARKS, CAFES

EVERY CHURCH BELL HAS TO ANNOUNCE ME

I AM A QUEEN

SHOW COURTSY

BOW IN FRONT OF ME

FOR I AM THE BEST WHAT YOU CAN EVER GET

A PRODUCT BORN OF COMMUNISM

BEHIND THE IRON CURTAIN, WHEN EVERYTHING AND EVERYONE

WAS LOCKED

I AM THE RIGHT KEY TO THIS WORLD

WHEN YOU OPEN THIS DOOR ONCE, YOU FORGET THEM ALL

I WANT EVERYONE TO BE THEMSELVES

GIVE GIFTS TO EVERYONE WHO DESERVES THEM

NO MORE IGNORANCE, EVERYONE IS EQUAL IN THIS GAME

NO MORE HIDING, THE TIME HAS COME

WRITE THESE WORDS ON YOUR T-SHIRTS

CARVE THEM IN STONES

SHOUT OUT ABOUT TOLERANCE AS MUCH AS YOU CAN

AVOID RASCISM, NEVER PUNISH THE WEAK

AS THEY WILL PUNISH YOU BACK WITH YOUR GUILT OVER THEM

DON’T TURN YOUR BACK ON YOUR MATES

THEY WILL THANK YOU IN THE END

WHEN EVERY STORM IS OVER, YOU WILL KNOW WHAT I’M ON ABOUT

NO EARLIER, I CAN GUARANTEE YOU THAT

YOU HAVE TO GO TO THE HELL AND BACK

AS I DID, COMING TO THE SURFACE ONCE AGAIN

BEWARE, THE GOOD ARE COMING TO SNATCH THE BAD

FOR THIS WORLD WON’T TOLERATE ANY MORE OF THIS MARASMUS

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About the Creator

Moon Desert

UK-based

BA in Cultural Studies

Unsplash

Crime Fiction: Love

Poetry: Friend

Psychology: Salvation

Where the wild roses grow full of words...

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