Do you not hear me

I cry and scream but it falls on deaf ears

I've told you for years I am here, I am here

You face the other way when I raise my voice in pain

You leave the room when I raise my voice in triumph 

Did you not hear my cries, my tears, my cheers

I am the one voice in the silence

I am the one voice in the crowd

I am the lone voice speaking with conviction, emotion, and pride

Yet you still don't hear me

So open your ears friends and foes

Open your ears family and elders

Open your ears because now is the time

It is time for you to hear this lone voice