PICK UP THE PEN

pick up the pen
by: allie merrick

pick up the pen
and write again

let not your word
be left unheard
nor your thought
be forgot
put down your device
it will not suffice
their will come a time
when you must rhyme
in a style your own
that's not yet known
but soon will be
but not for free
to pay your dues
create the news
that needs to be heard
and not deterred
by those who silence
with verbal violence
toward the weak
who only speak
words already said
from feeds their fed

pick up the pen
and write again