Make your choice

 

By Tanisha Khanagav

Muffled cry's and uneasy whimpers

Large hands cutting off your voice

The light in the room keeps going dimmer

A loud voice cutting off your choice

Sounded are screams for justice and help

The ones with power, overrule these yelps

Anger and frustration, keep coming through

Some are tied with money, what can they do?

These yelps, these cries,

Hidden among the whispers of power

The heat of greed, they devour

When will you help?

 

The skies are turning darker 

will you turn away,

Or make things brighter?

About the author:

My name is Tanisha Khanagav, I'm pursuing my Bachelor's degree in journalism and Mass Communication. I started writing poetry when I was in 10th grade, and I've never stopped since. I've always been an outgoing personality, but poetry for me was always more than that, I could be introverted, scared, happy, inquisitive and so much more all at once. Poetry showed me that I can embrace a lot of feelings and thoughts through my words, without being afraid of judgement. I'm 21 now, it's been 5½ years of writing, and I can't wait for more.