Not everything goes without saying.
Silence doesn’t always speak for you.

Name what you want,
Draw the line where it hurts,
Speak the ache before it swells.

Say how you feel,
say what you think,
say what feels heavy to hold.

Let your words find the air
not to convince, not to please,
but to be clear.

Because clarity isn’t born of quiet,
and understanding doesn’t grow in silence.

You owe your truth a voice,
so it can breathe freely
and finally find space in the world.

Mariam Shittu