What does it take to break the lock?
Cut the chains and be set free
Not confined in a cage or space
Moving out into the sun and run the race.
Boldly standng when others kneel,
Putting life on an even keel.
Saying no to swallowed rage
Acting wisely like an Ancient Sage.
Do you dream and fail yet try to rise?
To question fate, to laugh, to cry.
Boxed in and searching for a way out
Overcoming every ounce of doubt.
So,free your mind and speak your name,
Confidently show that there is no shame.
It is time to act, to care, to see
That only love can set us free.
MARYANN BOSAH 