One Day I'll Speak My Mind

Prompt: "It takes great strength to stand up to those we do not know, but even greater courage to challenge those we know"

They say it requires unnatural strength

to speak your mind.

To rise against

a heart that lies close to your own.

It must be true,

for all the things I want to say,

that I've construct in my mind,

they evaporate in my throat,

dissolve on my lips.

My breath quivers from lack of speech,

caves in upon itself. 

A cold apprehension pricks,

sweeps over me,

a concoction of want and lack of power.

I summon my strength,

it refuses to come.

So, for now I remain silent,

after all, I'm no Hercules.

I'll recite them over and over,

the words I so long to say.

I'll stretch their muscles,

build them up,

make them mean so much more,

and maybe one day,

I'll find a power within,

and speak my mind

to your heart,

so close to mine.