Spoken word CA

The speaker is feeling silenced and judged, as if their words are fading away. They feel heavy in their heart, mind, and soul, and society encourages them to stay quiet. They imagine the power of speaking up against society and breaking free, searching for freedom and a better world. This is a global telling. Please take calls from an inmate at a Maryland correctional facility. A whirlwind of words fade away at the tip of my tongue with the fear of being judged. Feeling like a tsunami has crashed down on me, drowning out my voice. Kept in the dark, my heart grows heavier, parallel to my mind and soul. Society will tell you to keep quiet, to stay silenced, and all will be okay. But imagine what would happen if we all spoke up against society. If we all raised our voices instead of being held back by our anxiety. Breaking past the barriers and grounding the storm, I speak up. Releasing the weight of my soul, I speak up. Revealing the truth, I speak up in search of freedom, in search of a better world.