Quiet Like A Crown Poem by Maya Hanson

I wish I lived like I was made of glass
I sit here doing nothing but aching
Quiet like a crown makes you stay so soft
I want to be tender but I'm breaking

I've spent too much time under the lights
That's what you get for speaking out
But when the world hears this titanium voice
I want to laugh and cry, set off this shout

Living like every question, every answer is yes
I don't know if it's worth the cracks
I wish I could tell you to speak all your truths
You could try it but you won't last

Make words into dresses, your tongue into smiles
Give me a raincoat in a downpour
Make your roaring sword into a silver spoon
I wish I could live just a little more

But I don't have much I haven't already screamed
I miss talking a battle cry with all this noise
You're a queen, love, wear your quiet like a crown
This world doesn't listen to a gunshot voice