[A Moment of Silence]

A spoken word piece by Doria Roberts.
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A moment of silence for justice
A moment of silence for our rights bein wronged
A moment of silence for an eye for an eye
A moment of silence instead of lies
A moment of silence for the neighborhoods of my youth
A moment of silence for minimum wage
A moment of silence for the daily death of dreams
for the invisible man and his place to be seen
A moment of silence for her unborn child
A moment of silence for that moment of truth
A moment of silence for the labor of choice
A moment of silence for the silenced voice
You say this is no time for silence
There is no place for the quiet ride
Your voice is steady and you're ready to use it
and if its not heard you're liable to lose it.
Well I don't always take the path of the Samurai.
I don't always play the part of the passionate poet.
My enemies you know, I seldom warn em.

All these moments of silence are the calm before the storm.
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This speaks so much to the important of silence in our lives.
God, give me the grace to rest in silence.
"A moment of silence for the silenced voice." Yes. Yes. Yes.