Be Loud, Be Odd, Be You
Part I — Be Loud
Be
loud.
*
Let your voice
echo
like thunder rolling
through hollow valleys.
*
The world
will try
to hush you,
to whisper chains
around your throat,
to turn your roar
into a cough
of apology.
*
Do not
apologise
for being heard.
*
Noise is life.
Noise is proof.
Silence is what
they sell
to keep you
small.
*
Speak.
Sing.
Scream.
Laugh too hard.
Cry too much.
Say your name
like a gospel
you wrote
yourself.
*
