being cO-EQUAL

being co-equal
you are in no position to tell me
who i am
and what i am supposed to do
what i must speak
and what i must think

do not shame me with your
interference
you think that i have not done enough
and have not lived
to the shape and mold of your expectations

i am silent as paper
give me the pen
and i will tell you

i make the difference
and you shamed me too
for you speak in the tongue of
so much noise
i scream in the silence of
my written words.

poem by Ric S. Bastasa
Submitted by Poetry Lover
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