Silence is Compliance

You want to be heard, you want to be seen

You want others to recognize you,

See you as a human being

What if I said that’s not possible?

It’s impossible for your cries to be heard and acknowledged

Knowing full well that you've ignored the cries of others

You want to be seen and heard? Hear and see the ones you've ignored

Out of the love you show to someone else, the same will come back to you.

Confusing? Abstract? 

Only to those that prioritize their privilege and selfishness 

Your privilege to not have to worry about the oppressed because you are not oppressed.

Selfishness to downsize the issues of others because you don’t see it as an issue. 

What I have learned is that the most important aspect of human life is compassion.

What if I told you that it’s possible to help heal another person?

Just from listening to them?

That it’s possible for their anguish to be heard and acknowledged when you listen?

Listen to those around you,

Their cries

Their screams

Them on their knees begging for someone to put them out of their misery, to listen to their misery.

Racism, discrimination, segregation.

Do these words make you uncomfortable?

Do they make you squirm in your seat? 

Do you feel guilty?

There's a reason I put them off until now

Let these three nouns, verbs, sit in your heart 

Let them speak a word to you, ask a question

A question on how you can not stay silent when a marginalized community is going through deadly times.

A question on what do you do when seeing these communities hurt, maimed, murdered, stolen from.

A question on how you downplay the memories, the fight, the hurt, the history they go through.

The fight for life, the fight for equality, the fight for justice

They are very much real.

A question on if your silence is your compliance.