Hear us.
Content note: Some poems in this collection explore themes of childhood abuse, trauma, mental health & recovery. While these pieces are deeply personal, they are shared with the hope of raising awareness, encouraging understanding & reminding others that healing is possible.
This empowering poem is a collective voice for survivors who refuse to be silenced. It speaks of the courage to share painful truths, the importance of being believed & the strength found in standing together. A heartfelt call for compassion, understanding & action, it reminds us that when survivors are heard and supported, meaningful change becomes possible.
‘We won’t be silenced! Not now and not anymore. Never again will we be punished- be repressed- like we were before.
You WILL hear our nightmares, our traumas and our stories! Hear out our voices; no matter if the subject is gory.
Show us that you care and that our shares aren’t invalid. All we want is to be BELIEVED and our accounts- valid.
Please SPEAK with us and on our behalf. We can’t do this alone- we dearly need you to HELP and to be our microphone.
Sit down with us and listen. Listen to us pour out our heart. Listen to our tales. Listen right from the start.
They can’t continue to ignore us, if we all pull together. Survivors, we got this. Our bond connects us like leather.’