Listen, Their Stories Can Save Us
A poem to open your heart.
I don't care
if you think "that's rare"
A personal story
is not just a statistic
it is proof
of the possibility.
It happened to a human
and it can happen to another human.
To disregard a story
is to disrespect the life of the storyteller.
We tell stories
to teach
and learn
and feel.
Our society
teaches us
to control, repress and silence
ourselves and…