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Black voice
Because you resound
they need you to
tone yourself down
Your sincere expression
often taken for aggression
Black voice
They cannot hear
your truth past the fear
that floods their ears
It deafens them -
emotionally lessens them
Black voice
Your surety
unveils their insecurities
Your honesty
perceived as attitude
Every inflection
interpreted as rude
Black voice
Your bass shakes their nerves
Their latent hate is stirred
by your reverberation
Trigger finger made
twitchy by your verve
Black voice
You are
the sound of Holy Spirit
convicting when they hear it
cry out for balance
in the scales of justice
Justifiably disgusted at its lack
Black voice
Your silence is compliance
Your whisper is defiance
Your shout an act of violence
in their heads
Black voice you are their dread
You must be heard ! ! !
- HymnAgen
