i sing alone

i sing alone
at the top of my lungs
it cuts through my silence
on the darkest of nights

i sing alone
as i hide in the corner
throwing my fists
for the battles i fight

i sing alone
while sitting here silenced
by all of the words
you cannot say

i sing alone
yet there is a chorus
of the voices i collect
throughout the day

i sing alone
for the things i believe in

i sing alone
for the battles i fight

i sing alone
for the memories that haunt me

i sing alone
for the strength to take flight

i sing for the women
battered and bruised

i sing for the children
neglected, abused

i sing for the workers
cheated and used

i sing for the teens
lost and confused

i sing for the good earth
i sing for the land

i sing for religion
i sing for man

i sing alone
for all one person can't do
you don't have to join me
i sing for you

because i don't march
in your mighty crusade
does not mean you can judge
the choices i've made

you have your activism
you fight the good fight
don't judge my silence
i speak to your sight

and you haven't tried looking
so you do not see
my activism is my writing
and just being me

so you have your groups
of large people behind you
and shout and scream
and march and bear witness

i'll have my writing
my religion, my art
my mental, spiritual
and physical fitness

you live your life
that's not your own
as for me
i sing alone

and i'll join the marches
i'll fight that fight
but it's my words i sing
that will echo in my night

it's my own words
with which i'll take flight

i'm one in a million
and out of your sight

but i'll sing alone
for the battles i fight

and every battle won
helps us all in our fight