Voices

Today was a good day. I got to thinking of all those brave people who have no voice. People from the past and today. Voices, speak it so.

Voices

Voices speaking from yonder room

a time gone by lost too soon

voice of struggle and listless woe

swept away by long ago

I mourn for ones who never had

The chance to find their voice in part

Sadness overcame today

For voices lost and far away

My own voice silent, no word at hand

No stand to call to take a stand

No use of fingerprint voice of God

 a silent void, fear never allowed

no offer now of happy ending

of golden voices crescendo ascending

instead I think of voices past

they whisper, awaken voice to start

someday I think I will be too late

that my voice in prison will never escape

today I know to make a stand

and hold my voice like child in hand

do you speak it loudly, speak it low

I tell you speak it, I tell you so

Give heart to love attentive ear

Crack open word, ring voices near

Today I listened to craft story tell

Of life and death, a heaven and hell

My voice in prison overcome

My Silent chains by voice undone

For in the beginning but never the end

Come voices past, speak through again

You Saints of burden long ago

Speak clear voice loud, speak it so