Me vs. You

I know you don’t want my voice heard

I know you dig your heels in deeper every time I try to speak up

I know you’re trying harder with your ‘dog whistle’

I know you’re trying to make me feel like I’m going crazy

I know you’re trying to make think I’m imagining things

I know you think you’re going to come out on top

I know I’m probably starting to sound like a broken record

I know I may lose

I know you may win

I know that if I don’t try, I’ll never know

I’d rather stand up for myself and fail, then try nothing at all.