You've never been silenced.
Maybe a few times, if we must be honest,
but not as often as would be assumed.
Most of the time,
you silence yourself.
When encouraged to sing,
you triple think
and shush your own voice.
What a fool you make of your talents.
They tell you to think twice--
and only twice;
think more and you've overthought.
Which can be worse than to have not thought at all.
At least when you don't think,
you can sing.
A child doesn't think
and simply belts out the notes.
The most beautiful, passionate notes
come from the freest hearts.
Tuning comes later--
thinking comes later.
They tell you not to mature too fast,
to enjoy the youth, and hold on to fragments of it forever.
Youth gives the confidence,
the bliss, and the excitement to shut down thinking.
Hold on to it, and be sure to only think twice;
think no more, and allow yourself to sing.
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