Can You Hear Me Now

Are you there?

Are you listening?

Can you see

What you’ve done to me,

What you’ve made me be?

I hide my tears where shadows stay

Fragile hands slipping day by day

I called your name in quiet pleas

But silence was all you gave to me

I bent, I broke, I held my breath

Carried blame I didn’t deserve

I feel it burning underneath

Every word you threw at me

You said “wait,” you said “be still”

But I’m done bending to your will

Your echoes fade, I finally hear

My own voice rising, sharp and clear

Can you hear me now?

The fire inside is screaming loud

I was delicate, I was afraid

Now I’m fierce, unashamed

Breaking free from all this doubt

This is my truth, hear me shout

I won’t shrink, I won’t bow

Can you hear me now?

I carried weight that wasn’t mine

Crossed your lines a thousand times

You watched me fade, you watched me fall

But I survived despite it all

What you tried to bury deep

Is standing taller underneath

I feel the rise, I feel the fight

No more fear behind my eyes

You pushed me close to breaking ground

But now I know my strength is sound

Can you hear me now?

The fire inside is screaming loud

I was delicate, I was afraid

Now I’m fierce, unashamed

Breaking free from all this doubt

This is my truth, hear me shout

I won’t shrink, I won’t bow

Can you hear me now?

You lit the spark, you fed the flame

Tried to cage me in the shame

Every scar became my strength

I found my voice, I found my name

Can you hear me now?

I won’t be silent anyhow

What was broken learned to fight

I am power, I am light

Shattering the past somehow

This is my truth, I stand proud

I won’t fade, I won’t drown

Can you hear me now?

I stand reborn, unbroken still

A gentle heart, unbending will

Remember this voice, remember how

I found myself —

And I’m here now.