Speak. No Silence. poem - Drew Hildebrand Teen Benefit Fund

Speak.No Silence,
Whetherit's domestic,abusiveor emotionalviolence,
Being a teenwho facetheseproblemsars oftensiierrced,
Seethepressuteis an addictivedemon,hardto flee
Teenvioleucetoursthe earthtike life lostrneaning'you see'
It's lrardt0 teasonwith or cvendealu'ith
TheyPreyon u'homevet,holever, wheneverthat feelinggetsa chauce
To comeout the olosetandtake& starlce
too latefor themto say... they'recaught.
It becomes
urhy is it so hardto prrtan endto this'?
Weire iosingthenrto his game,Sinsvrrat[ that laughtertOthe non-caringears
througlrtheir so-oalledpeers'
Wheua soulis takenarrothoris attaok,ed,
Un-noticedto the olherteenseyesthe parerrtstry,
With all their might
To teachtheir kids the right way to fiight,
Tluoughcourageandlight
But a little gangstertalk couldbiur their sight
BIur their futurelike a black eyein a fist fight
They struggleasthrlrageirnpacts
from society,disjoiningthe faots'
is raisingits b*r detactring
The'violence
thoSeu'ho havebeenstruokrvith violence,
BUttogotherwe cAnenoourage
That iitakes a iot of cou;ageto cfiange,but rvith a little guidance
in their crwnlives,.' speak,No moresilonco'
Theycanmakea diifferencc