Poetry: Dois-je crier pour qu'on m'entende? (Must I scream to be heard?)

By: Natasha Aidoo

Thumbnail Illustration by: Nataša Kragulj

Title inspired by Lous and The Yakuza, Solo

leaps of assurance

heaps of insecurities

to be climbed

comfortable words

dig deep

limit the aesthetic

focus on the essence

i've spoken 

more than you might

have imagined

in circumstances

where no sounds were made

i marvel 

at the memories

at the gems i carry

secretly in my heart

i lock the doors

in an attempt

to feel protected

i savour

the light of the sunrise

sole witness

or apparently so

warmth is distant

lost underground

I share tears

heavy with centuries

of invisibility

and discrimination

enraged

i ask myself

when will this all end.

once and for all.