Being Heard – A Poem by Kelly D. Tolman

Posted by admin on February 27, 2009

I do not hurt enough to write poetry,
Nor do I love enough to try.
I have not the happiness of soul.
But there is a need.  LISTEN
to my little voice.  I will be
HEARD.  The violence is not
strong enough, the passion was not
long enough.  If I can raise my
voice LOUD enough, none of the
rest will really matter because by
then you will KNOW who
I am.  My desire will be
satisfied and people will
CALL me a poet.