We Will Be Heard

I came up with the idea to write this after the principal had announced on October 30 that we would not be allowed to wear costumes for Halloween. We dressed up anyway. We cannot be controlled.

They tell us no

We do it anyway

They rarely involve us in decisions

That's fine

We'll silently protest

The quiet will be deafening soon enough

They think they can control us

All because they are authority

They "know better"

But they don't know us

We will push back

We are told we should speak up

What they truly mean is

Only speak up when it is convenient for them

If they have to make a change,

Don't even bother

So we will speak up

We'll become a nuisance

Not just because we feel like it

But so we will be heard

Acceptance is not an option

We

Will

Be 

Heard