Heard Poem by Jessica Robert

I feel the screams inside of me
The shouts that need to be heard
I feel my soul trying to get free
And to be noticed
I can feel myself wanting to be something
Or someone that I am not afraid to be
There are so many things I am dying just to say
But no one will listen
My voice is carried off in the wind
Or hushed by the sea
I want to scream and shout
At the top of my lungs
For someone just willing to listen to me
I try and try but no one will approach
No one will try to understand
Life is hard for teenagers who have the heart to be something
To do something to change the world
The soul of us is deep with devotion
Deep with demands
I want people to see that I can be taken seriously
I want to be heard