Heard

Because I am 
Seventeen
Female
Black
Hispanic
Misunderstood
Thump

I hear you
Shoving your fingers down throats,
Bruising unseen crevices,
Destroying livers
Thump

Hearts…
Broken
Veins…
Opened
Innocence…
Taken
World…
Shaken
Thump

You are the cries of the speechless,
The tune of morbidity,
The woes
And the
Foes.
Thump
Copyright © | Year Posted 2013

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June 25, 2016 at 11:42 PM
ANA HOOLOWAY enjoyed reading your poem, thank you for sharing your thoughts through words. *SKAT*
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June 10, 2013 at 6:21 AM
Welcome to Poetrysoup Ana. May you enjoy the site for years to come. Everyone here will help you along the way if they can or they will find someone who is capable. Love, Carol
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May 31, 2013 at 9:26 AM
Knockin' on the doors of the cynic, the ignorant, & the demon. I heard this, loud & clear.
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