POETRY: 'Speak.' by The Expressionists

Speak. (2010-2011)
by The Expressionists (2010-2011)

KNIGHT

The human voice yearns to be heard-
like a glorious gathering of angels
assembled on high to speak
to the mortals below, the beauty in voices
resonates in cosmic spaces
unrestricted by law, free to protest as lips part,
and mouths open to unleash carefully designed syntax,
pieced together, working in tandem,
delivering with pointed clarity-the idea,
the thought, the message realized long before its utterance;
born in the universe, listened to by the sun, moon, and stars
then shared with the masses here on earth-
the voice is power unrestrained, ready to launch
a syllabic assault on auditory senses unfamiliar with truth…

JAZELLE

And yet some cries go unheard,
imperfections so well seen.
And alas, these written words mean nothing
until we dot the i's and cross the t's
and you see this hidden masterpiece.
This message, so indirectly spared,
yet opened eyes and ears ache to understand,
to piece together this broken beauty,
the ambiguity of each line, each phrase;
perhaps what our eyes gaze towards or
ears ignore. No matter, for the soul seeks
this understanding of the message we convey
As the human voice yearns to be heard once more…

DANIELLE D.

Formed from birth, our voice was first heard
As life threw trials and challenges our way, our voice grew.
By speaking the thoughts we held so deep
Our voice gained strength and power.
With all the different dialects we use to speak,
Our distinct voices were formed.
After years of speaking what first came to mind,
There is nothing that can silence…

ROBERT

A unique synthesis of Amplitude
and Frequency,
Congruencies of pitch, range and power,
A power, that howls,
Drawing in the masses from
Massachusetts to Italy.
Strength in the diaphragm, draws diagrams
into the hearts and minds of the
finely tuned ear.
Sprouting, Springing, Sprung,
from the symbol of Yin and Yang in the form
of Consonance and Assonance.
Ladies and Gentlemen, the Uniqueness of
the Voice,
for it yearns to be heard...

KABRIEL

One word can change the world
Create a new future where thoughts
Aren’t cross examined, rather they are analyzed
For their impact on a society
Where speech becomes a virtue
And silence becomes a punishment that’s incomprehensible
Because for humanities sake
the human voice MUST be heard…

ANA

They are tortured by fear,
as the knowledge of those
who believe in the
status of majority rule
pours into the minds of
the innocent. They
object to their theories
knowing that they can't be right.
Intimidation has their voices
chained to the walls of silence,
so they become hoarse temporarily.
Yet understanding that in order
to bring the world out of darkness
they must be the light.
But they remain captives voluntarily,
listening to the cunning words of
intelligent fools, knowing that
these chains could be broken
if only they would
speak…

REG

Speak.
Vocalize the voice buried beneath the layers of doubt and uncertainty.
Break that trend.
A trend of faint-hearted fearfulness that impedes the personification
of one's own expression from reaching the auditory aperture.
Speak.
Show the world the wonderful words that can be spun and manipulated,
words that unveil a curtain of hidden thoughts and feelings
long overdue for a grand finale on the biggest stage.
Rise to the occasion.
Speak, and be heard; speak, and be free…

DALLAS

speak and say freely
because in America you are protected;
oh how they trapped themselves
by giving our voices an amendment of firsts
through the strength of our vocal cords
we can relay emotions, prophecy, and power;
this noise is more than just a rhythmic styling,
this noise is the yell of a radical
ready to change the world's mindset…

ALEXIS

As the tongues of the seemingly inconspicuous cause
eyes to rise in amazement not yet encountered
Canals are enlightened at the mesmerizing outlooks of every single one
Because as sounds bounce to and fro from confining walls,
We see them crumble, with the sound of a single voice
Single call
Single cry, to the sky, for an ounce of hope to awaken us with quickness
To hurry us from our meticulous fortresses, where we call home
A comfort zone, a familiar whisper
we hear that make us second guess our needs,
Our dreams
Our aspirations, in such a world where they are snatched back in a second,
to the point where we doubt our motives,
our potential;
We sing, and we scream, and we do these things,
against the darkest of odds…

CHERYL

WE speak
Because our words are powerful
WE speak
to convey our messages to the world
WE speak
for us and for those who cannot speak for themselves
WE speak
to get the internal us
onto our outer facade
so speak what is true to you…

GEORGE

speak
of the world's injustices;
speak
for the sake of being heard;
speak
to comment on this ever changing society
to inspire
actions amongst the globe
to captivate
man, and stop the world
for just that moment
when the voice is recognized…

DANIELLE G.

Our words are indestructible,
our voices have power yet to learn.
Then we began to dream,
our dreams turn to thoughts,
our thoughts to words.
We learn to use our voice,
and the power behind it.
We learn to speak,
because the voice yearns to be heard!

YASMIN

Everyone is their own person,
So, when you speak, dress, or simply walk,
You’re embracing your style,
It's what separates you from the rest,
It’s the tone of your voice or unique music that should be heard,
Don't put a limit on what you can do,
Release your inner self and show us what you got,
With every step there is something you have to overcome,
THIS is YOUR stage!

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