Playing Along

His touch, unwelcome

His words, inappropriate

Please, just play along

Her words were doubted

Her fears were all discounted

Boys will still be boys

We have had enough

We have found strength in numbers

We won’t play along

Silenced

Silenced
by Leslie Noyes

A voice extinguished
While crying out for justice
Is a voice doubled



Strike down our protests
We will rise stronger, smarter
 Listen to silence.



He never struck her
But silenced her all the same
Actions resonate