I Cannot Be Silent Anymore ~ Poem by Dale Dorrell

Let justice roll down like waters
Righteousness like and ever rolling stream
Let my voice be heard, united
With others who'd reclaim
     The dignity of life
          The birthright of the soul
     With justice and with hope
          for all.

I cannot be silent anymore.
I cannot be silent anymore.
There may be others
walking in the darkness
feeling all alone
where I have been before.
I cannot be silent anymore

I will not hide from truth
     that's inconvenient
If knowing may bring healing
     to a spirit, to a soul
If a word of hope,
     a touch of truth
          Can help another
               through the darkness,
How can I be silent anymore?
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In all his years, but war
     he's never known
Silently she wears the scars
     of violence in her home.
And even in the sanctuary
     safety is not found
     from those who trust in our silence.
For those who prey on innocence
     violate the vulnerable
          trusting in our silence
     must know they cannot hide.
Deeds done in the darkness
     Will be shouted far and wide.
We must not be silent anymore.
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Let us bring to light the sufferings
     of victims in the streets;
Bring into the open - the terror
     of children in their homes
Bring out of the shadows - our stories
     of shame that's not our own.
Stand together against all violence
     Wherever it is found.
And vow not to be silent anymore.

Dale Dorrell

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