I've been blind for so long that I
believed darkness to be light
I see now
I've been deaf for so long that I
believed silence to be sound
I hear now
I've been oblivious for so long
that I believed ignorance to be
knowledge
I know now
I've been mute for so long that I
believed not speaking up to be
speaking my mind
I will be silent no more
I've been inactive for so long that
I believed inaction to be moving
forward
I will hesitate no more
I've been ignored for so long
that I believed inattention to be
friendship
I will not be stepped on
I have been bathed in lies for so
long that I assumed they were
truth
That ends now
I see
I hear
I know I will speak
I will