TV Screens

I’m 11, I am tall, I feel quiet but I have a loud voice.
A voice that gets ignored, like we have cooties so nobody listens.
My voice is brave, bold, we want to tell the truth.
We feel irritated, mad, hurt when our eyes trace the tv screen.
When we look we see war, racism, hatred, death, disadvantages.
We see protests, parades.
 

We read the news about another black man, black women,black society getting killed for driving their cars, or sleeping in their homes. And for what? Because people can’t accept the fact we live in an international world? Because they want others to think someone is dangerous, or disapproved?
We feel guilt when we hear about  another openly gay human get abused, unwanted. And for what? Because “god said it was a sin?” Because it's a “disease?”
 

We cry a river when we see a girl, no not a girl, a strong independent woman getting forced, getting a destiny they don’t want, to be wives, mothers, slaves.
And for what? Because we’re believed to be witches if we have any smarts? Because men think we are weak and they are strong? Or is it because they think we have better life hobbies to do like cook in a kitchen, than get a proper education?
 

We feel embarrassed, aggressive, numb, sick, depressed. When we see how people want us to live like this, because they don’t see or don’t care about these issues. They want us to live quiet and lonely, but our voices are loud!
 

I’m 11, I am tall, and I have a loud voice.