Remember your voice

I remembered the day

They took my mother away

Disrupting my relaxation

I heard and felt vibrations

The echoes from the pounding of the door

“OPEN THE DOOR !” shouts once more

Door tears open forcefully

I awaken and I see the man in uniform

Brutally strikes my mother to the ground

I look around, and tears fall from my eyes

Bursting through my ears

My mother cries, I soon realise

I hear words scream “ JUST WAIT !”

My grip in my mothers arms start to weaken

As they strip my mother away from me

I soon remember what my mother said 

Use your voice in times in need

In times of discouragement and struggle indeed

So when someone questions the color of your skin

Use your voice, the power within