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Can Anyone Hear Me?

The Power to be Heard

By Stephanie HoogstadPublished 3 years ago 1 min read
Can Anyone Hear Me?
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As I write my silent plea,

As I sit here, begging,

Can anyone hear me?

*

I need someone desperately

To let me know someone is seeing

As I write my silent plea.

*

Tell me, do you see

The person I am portraying?

Can anyone hear me

*

As my opinions flee

Out of my pen; my thoughts are racing

As I write my silent plea.

*

I need somewhere that I can be

Myself as I am writing—

Can anyone hear me?

*

The power to be heard could set me free,

Just to know that I am existing

As I write my silent plea—

Can anyone hear me?

Villanelle

About the Creator

Stephanie Hoogstad

With a BA in English and MSc in Creative Writing, writing is my life. I have edited and ghost written for years with some published stories and poems of my own.

Learn more about me: thewritersscrapbin.com

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    Written by Stephanie Hoogstad