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Equus Literary Magazine

Speak

Silent

That is all I can be

The innocence being swept away

Like useless trash on a dirty floor

They say “Speak for what is right.”

But speaking kills you in this lifetime

This window offers nothing inviting

Instead it displays the horrific catastrophe

These times are deadly

I’ll stay silent

Because this is all I can be

 

Sobs from new lives

Fires from the gunmen capturing innocent souls

 

Even the most sound-proof of walls

Cannot restrain the sounds of terror

In every scream

The leader

A heartless

Venomous

Un-merciful

Leader

I am shamed by the land I call home

This

All of this somber sorrow

Will meet its demise

 

I want to speak!

.. When will I speak?

They say “Speak for what is right.”

And so I will speak

Even if it kills me in this lifetime

 

            ~Isabela D’Amato

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