Dare

Another murder is in the headlines.
Dare I speak?
Another rape is swept away.
Dare I speak?
A Women's March is going on.
Dare I speak?
A Pride Parade is downtown.
Dare I speak?
Children are in “tent cities”.
Dare I speak?
Homeless are on the corners.
Dare I speak?
President tries to get funding for a wall.
Dare I speak?
Trash lines the streets and streams.
Dare I speak?
Bees are dying and us with them.
Dare I speak?
So much injustice, every day.
Dare I speak.
To tell the truth, I'm scared,
but dare I speak out?
Not quite.

I dare to write.