You Speak for Me
You speak for me once
And I don’t mind
You speak for me twice
And I shut up
You speak for me thrice
And I start to doubt
You speak for me a fourth time
And I don’t speak up
You speak for me a fifth time
And I boil inside
You speak for me a sixth time
And I get angry
You speak for me a seventh time
And I whisper “not in my name”
You speak for me an eighth time
And I say it out loud
You speak for me a ninth time
And I’ll scream it in the square
You speak for me a tenth time
And I’ll blow it up
You speak for me not
By Tali Shapiro
Inspired by Hegemony (see quotes)