Hear My Voice

I shout!

Into the void I shout-

and scream to be remembered,

To be heard forever.

I'm just a blur between everyone else and-

centuries of history standing behind us,

Years of love, art, war, revolution,

And people forging their legacies within them,

And with so many moments, so much noise,

Nobody will ever hear my voice-

or tell my story.

For the bustling world to hear me, the caller,

I must shout louder, work harder, and faster,

Will I ever make a mark?

Will my words ever light a spark-

in your heart, your mind, your far-away soul?

I hope, but may never live to know,

World, don't let me go.

For I am always battling time,

Trying to reach those far-away lights,

As seconds, minutes, hours, days,

Are forever slipping, falling away,

Please don't make me leave this place,

For I have multitudes of energy-

to share with the world, to be set free,

Please hear me.

So from my heart comes a roaring sound,

Though my voice will forever be drowned,

Regardless, our time to live is now!

To make our mark, to be heard and found-

amongst the cities and the towns,

The seas, the fields, the arctic, the desert,

The mountains that rocket into the heavens,

The light, the dark, the days that have past,

And the future, the unknown road that lies-

ahead of us.

-S.H