I’m tired of hearing the usual “say your mind,”
Because whatever I say never really matters,
People always just do what they want anyway,
So why even bother?

I’m always talking.
Sometimes I raise my voice,
In an effort to be heard.
Then they yell at me “why are you shouting?!”
Why won’t I shout?
I’ve been saying the same thing for three weeks,
And all you do is ignore me,
Expecting me to take your word as gospel,
To never object but only obey thy commandments.

I say a lot of things,
Or at least I used to.
It’s okay now because I realize what I say will never matter,
That I’ll always be stuck in a cage made of my own emotions,
Being puppeteered by two people who never learnt what it meant to be heard.

It took me so long to stop trying,
To stop trying to get you to listen.
I used to beg and cry all the time,
But still you wouldn’t listen.
I guess a little part of me actually believed that some day you’d care.
And that when I got older, I would speak and you’d actually hear.

But I think I get it now,
You actually don’t care.
You feel like you’re mini gods who can’t be stopped,
With your punishments and control in all areas of my life.
I have to bow to your instructions,
I owe you my life.

Well… Not anymore,
Because I’m done.
I’ve realized that truly a lot of people don’t listen,
Their eyes are wide open,
Ears, perfectly working,
But they still won’t process anything I’m saying.

That’s fine,
I won’t even ask next time.
Let’s see how you like it when no one listens to you.
When they tell you to be quiet,
When they don’t give you a choice.
Because I’m done with talking,
I’m done with not being listened to,
You think I’m just shouting, right?
And that you’ll always get your way no matter what?
Well, we’ll see how you like it soon,
When absolutely no one listens to you.