We are taught the word foreign
before human.
We are taught red and blue
by those who are only able to see black and white.
But this is not about politics:
This is about morals,
our beliefs of right and wrong.
Silence is not neutral.
To those who stay silent,
you actively chose a side.
You accepted it.
In a world of tyrants we do not require more kings,
Fill it with soldiers.
We must be soldiers, not bystanders.
I demand soldiers who will not turn their heads.
If you are not fighting against it, you have accepted it.
Fill it with poets.
Speak, and when you do, shout out the truth.
I demand poets who refuse to be silenced.
Our silence is speaking for itself.
If we are not loud enough, others will speak over us.
