On Speaking Up

For the past few years, my world has been closing down until it's become pretty much just Gracie and me, sharing our thoughts together. And I think it's time that changed. 

Too long, 

this pain has split me 

in two.

Wanting to express myself

to speak my mind with clarity

to take a stand on what matters.

But these days, honesty comes at a cost.

The world has fractured into two halves

as different as night from day.

And the people in my life 

Who stand across the divide

Don't always like what I have to say.

Many have cut me off.

Now I find myself in wounded silence.

Afraid to take a stand, 

Afraid to further offend.

But this is not who I am.

I need to find my voice again

And the courage to use it wisely.

Oh, I will speak up with kindness

I have no wish to wield words as a blade

To slice us further into Us and Them

But speak I must.

So even if you disagree with me

I hope that we can heal.