A voice is a friend you’ll always have by your side,

but the thought of losing it will make you quickly terrified.

It can experience a change as you get older day by day

or always sound the exact same, much to some people’s dismay.

It’s nowhere to be found when you need it and then you cry,

but shows up at the wrong place and wrong time and then you want to die.

A voice is theatrical and can convey what you feel;

a voice is a good actor that can hide your true ideals.

If you’re loud, they’ll slam the doors shut after they have you thrown out.

If you’re quiet, you’re forgotten and your mind fills with self-doubt.

A voice can sound sweet enough to rid the world of all disease,

or laced with enough poison to destroy any target with ease.

Whatever you say is trusted if you’re at the top of the ladder,

but if you’re lower on the food chain then your words won’t even matter.

You use your privilege to uplift underrepresented voices,

but only if they read off a script you wrote without getting any other choices.

We can all fight together until we tear down the monumental wall…

we could also try to hurdle it ourselves in a giant free-for-all.

Your voice is unique.

So think before you speak.