Silent Letters

Silent Letters

"No more Silent Letters," I screamed,
and an uproar was heard in the crowd.

"No more Silent Letters," I howled,
again to the ragged playground.

"They are there and let them be heard!
why should they lie silent? Let them stand and be bold!
Too long have the laid against the letters they stand beside,
they are there
they are there
they are there!"

"Silent child," I said to the little girl,
"SPEAK UP AND SAY YOUR NAME!"

"..."

"I SAID SPEAK UP!"

"...a..."

"A, you say?"

"A."

"A, YOU SAY?"

"A!"

"That's right you're A!
And everyone one of you are A
and never let them say you're less."

-Matthew Koutzun