Song lyrics taken from “Lift Every Voice and Sing” by James Weldon Johnson
Have you ever heard
And saw
The truths we have made
Yet you call it absurd
Have you ever heard
And saw
The dark rings on our wrists
Redder than the wine you sip until you slur
Have you ever heard
And saw
Our screams in the street
While you ignore us listening to an ignorant speech
Have you ever heard
And saw
That it’s not our lives matter more
It’s just that it “matters, too”
Grade: 10
9th Street, NW
Manila, Philippines
George Orwell (Animal Farm and 1984)
That everyone will be educated with morals and that women will be finally valued and respected.
My mommy. She is full of grace, patience, and is very humble.