for the voiceless

Ella Saliba
Apr 15, 2024
1 min read

I see you

I cannot hear you, you are voiceless

So I will be your voice

Protect you, love you

Though you are not mine

You belong in this world

Just as I do, just as they do

And I will fight for you

Until you have the right to live

They cannot deny

They will no longer deny

Your existence

You exist

You belong

And I see you

I hear you, voiceless

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