Adena M'lynn's Voice

 In class Thursday evening, we explored how silence can be both a comfort and a cage. We talked about how spoken word gives us permission to let the quiet places inside us speak out loud. From that discussion, this piece was born. It’s called “Rust in the Silence”— a reminder that even the words we bury, the truths we try to swallow, will find their way out. And when they do, they don’t come out polished.  One of my greatest inspirations,  Maya Angelou, once wrote of a caged bird that sings—not because it is free, but because song is the only way the spirit can break beyond the bars. This piece was born from that same truth. My silence was not golden; it was rust—corroding, pressing, weighing me down until my voice clawed its way back. Rust in the Silence is a reminder that even the words we bury, the truths we try to swallow, will find their way out. And when they do, they don’t come out polished—they come out jagged, trembling, and real. “Rust in the Silence” They told ...

Scripture tells us in  Micah 6:8 ,  ‘What does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.’ And in  Ephesians 4:31-32 ,  ‘Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice. Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.’ Clearly— this is not about white or Black. It’s not about red states or blue states. It’s not about MAGA or Democrat. It’s not even just an American thing. This is a message for anyone willing to listen, anyone willing to read, anyone willing to face the truth, “Humanity itself demands us to act in ways that heal.” Are we through with our destructive voices? Are we done with dismissive acts against one another? Or will we keep breaking what was meant to be whole? Because if not now, then when? If not ME, then who? Imagine if you will,  Imagine another way. We dare to stop what divides us and begin what...