I Am Determined To Be Heard
I'm determined to be heard
Through the walls
Beyond all That
Deafening windfall
My voice never deterred
Tasking freedom
dispensing wisdom
Offering up hope
I am the force, overheard
A solid speaker for the mute
Constant presence for the Word
I shall reverberate the hurt
You will feel the guilt
In your lofty trenches
A silent struggle of Gods
I just want the world to listen
Bear this burden of poverty
Not just the myth
Or a romanticised notion
Or speeches of false devotion
Those ears, such words
Can you follow my story?
Can you see THE dream?
Every burden in the streets
Is a vision to adopt
Can you whisper to self?
Feed the world ecstacy?
Have you seen the fatherless daughter
And the beggars integrity
Are you still holding fast
Your beloved emnity
Can't you see? We're all born of blood
So how are we enemies
The agenda of life can be a legacy
For the seeds of the sun
to bare indefinately,
Possesively
I speak for those who have the words
But whose voice lingers inside
A voice of conscience
Inexpressed by fear
But indecisively sincere
I shout out for the injustice
The ignorance of present
Failure to recognise
What seperates and divides
Us
The tongue of my father and
Lips of my mother
are tools of my aid
The rest i implore through
UBUNTU
THEN I am here
to champion for change
Of what little remains
Rewriting societies wrongs
Frustrating from their selfishness
Unable to recognise
their brilliance
Look at the world different
Perspective changed in judgment
Flipping the script
On values
I'm determined to be heard
I will not be detered
Tears of the gutter
I am their voice
Eternally
I'm determined to be heard
So I'll preach the gospel
Maybe You want me to quote the bible
Those psalms and chapters
Do you know John the Baptist
Or better yet, OUR greatest Teacher
Who preached what he practiced
Making salvation attractive
Enriching the poorest
With the greatest riches
Not just the basic
Like forgiving their
taxes
Silence though is the greatest
It is the strongest words
It resist dissension
Transversing chaotic directions
In a tone, golden
Not yet broken
So long as we focus
On PEACE
Feeding the needy
Sweeping the streets
Is no major feet
Lets be more responsible
And less ignorant
On our position
Black, colour and white
Is just a metaphor of bias
A reason to praise our wrongs
Why we cannot get along
I'm determined, highly agitated
To speak the truths we silence
in our children
I'm determined, to be the whisperer
Inviting change in the season
Of societies progression
Listen to me, just listen.
I'm determined to make you see
Yes, I'm determined to be heard
Copyright © Sizwe Hlabisa | Year Posted 2016
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