Don't speak
Eloquence comes in the darkest places
The body may not have strength to move
But intelligence is found beyond faces
The written word is where I am to prove
I may not speak well or with joy
But assembling letters for the world
Is the weapon that I will deploy
Without ever having to speak a word
My demeanour is full of nervousness
People can see my agitation clearly
But what they would never guess
Is that I wish to be accepted dearly