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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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