Nothing haunts us like the things we don't say
-a voice that's been quiet for far too long
I wanted to write a blog to give myself a voice I didn't have before. In the world we're told we have freedom of speech. We can speak our minds. That is what we need to hear.
We don't ever say what we think. We say what we're expected to say. I wanted to say what I thought. What I didn't say for the fear of being judged. I'm embarrassed by what I think. I worry it's wrong or weird to have my opinion. I think we're always scared of that.
I wanted a format where I would say what I wanted and people would disagree with it. I wanted to hear what people wouldn't say to me. What we don't say is usually what needs to be heard.
I'm disappointed with myself for my silence. I think I just didn't ever want to be the first speaker. I wanted to agree with somebody else. Only you can be expected to say what you're thinking. I hoped that maybe some stranger I would never meet would be given a voice now that they didn't have to start the conversation.
Still, I wish I would hear a voice. Not my voice, echoing in my head. Not my voice being hidden or disguised. Not somebody else's voice being disguised. Not a voice camouflaging in the murmurs of a crowd. I want to hear a voice speaking into a mic, completely unrehearsed, not holding back.
I want to listen to a world not governed by fear. The only way to destroy that fear is to get rid of what haunts us the most. What we don't say.
I want to know what your voice sounds like.
You have the stage.
-a voice that's been quiet for far too long
I wanted to write a blog to give myself a voice I didn't have before. In the world we're told we have freedom of speech. We can speak our minds. That is what we need to hear.
We don't ever say what we think. We say what we're expected to say. I wanted to say what I thought. What I didn't say for the fear of being judged. I'm embarrassed by what I think. I worry it's wrong or weird to have my opinion. I think we're always scared of that.
I wanted a format where I would say what I wanted and people would disagree with it. I wanted to hear what people wouldn't say to me. What we don't say is usually what needs to be heard.
I'm disappointed with myself for my silence. I think I just didn't ever want to be the first speaker. I wanted to agree with somebody else. Only you can be expected to say what you're thinking. I hoped that maybe some stranger I would never meet would be given a voice now that they didn't have to start the conversation.
Still, I wish I would hear a voice. Not my voice, echoing in my head. Not my voice being hidden or disguised. Not somebody else's voice being disguised. Not a voice camouflaging in the murmurs of a crowd. I want to hear a voice speaking into a mic, completely unrehearsed, not holding back.
I want to listen to a world not governed by fear. The only way to destroy that fear is to get rid of what haunts us the most. What we don't say.
I want to know what your voice sounds like.
You have the stage.
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