The girl who had a voice bigger than hatred But a heart that wanted to be accepted

She was the girl that went unnoticed She kept herself small, she didn't want to be the focus But deep in her pockets Her biggest secret She was a poet It wasn't some big revelation Like she had already known it Her lack of confidence wouldn't let her do it But little did she know she was already chosen When she was born her ancestors had spoken She was the one to give them their moment Throughout the years she had been bullied She had learned to hate her skin colour So she made herself invisible Only speaking when some spoke to her To nervous, to scared To be stereotyped and met with judgement She learned silence was a friend but also a weapon She didn't know how to exist in a world that saw her as a problem Then one day she saw this beautiful notebook She thought to herself that this was a message Not sure from who But she felt like it had something to do with her lineage The girl was observant Her gift was watching Each poem dedicated to a lifetime of experiencing What it was like to not being treated like a human being Her words spoke more than her mouth ever did Her eyes the foundation of everything What she was scared to speak on she bravely wrote Secretly hoping that one day her her words could help someone Even if it gave them a little comfort She wrote about her own experiences of racism Gaining the confidence to speak of injustices unknown Speaking on the forgotten For once in her life she didn't care what they said Even if it meant she'd end up dead She knew how to anger The racist system She wouldn't hide and she'd lift up her head To let them know she loved her blackness Her ancestors watched like a proud parent For the first time in her life she felt confident Now infront of a crowd she stood up and read All the poems she had written in silence This was a moment Her and the crowd would never forget