The power of: Shutting the F**K up.
I resist being called bossy. I am a leader.
I speak for the disenfranchised. I am a hero.
I take unpopular stances. I am a revolutionary.
I have spoken to hearts and brought tears.
Been congratulated and lauded for my efforts.
Patted on the back.
But though I am LOUD: I am also often wrong.
Though I am eloquent, I am often misleading.
Though I am strong, I have bullied; making me weak.
When the voices that I have been drowning out begin to rise above the den;
I hear their anger.
I hear their pain.
I LOOM STRONGER in my indigence.
Instead of shutting the F**k up.
I could never be the cause of their pain.
"They" are only taking out their drama on me.
I am not who "they" are talking about.
Shut the F**k up.
Yes. It's me.
It is not the overt racist.
It's not the overt sexist.
It is not the stereotype of the wrong
It is the undercover assailant.
The ideologue warrior,
refusing to see she is fighting both sides.
By speaking over.
Speaking for others
who did not ask me to speak for them
By telling MY side of events
By shutting out the experience of others
To save wounded ego and keep appearances
Words used as weaponry to break systems
Can also be used to break people
By the same people.
By me.
There is power in Shutting the F**k up.
Power in LISTENING louder then we talk.
I may not be forgiven.
No one owes me that.
I forgive myself.
Choosing to step forward.
Listen harder.
Step aside.
Amplify others.
Use my voice judiciously and consciously.
Not manipulatively.
Be still in discomfort and vulnerability.
Release my jabber.
Accepting that there is more power for everyone when I Shut. The F**k. Up.
But if you always shut up then i couldnt read this, right??!? Lol i personally believe in stfu tea which is to be drunk whenever you know you are right but it doesnt matter cuz your boss is a turd n no one cares to solve problems.
Stfu tea is also good to drink when talking about experiences of others, but isnt necessarily always harmful. Its called advocacy. You can do it in a harmful way but a lot of times it requires a fight and stfu tea isnt gonna help those ppl that you thought you were speaking up for. But thats how i see it. THAT SAID The revolution will not be televised:
Its a thin line in a complicated world. All we can do is our best. Listen to unheard voices, but even heard voices have some shit that makes them feel unheard. So not all voices are unheard or unique or have to be listened to.
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