...............to be heard

I was silent for too long.

then I found a voice.  not my own voice, but one that I adopted to use.

was like speaking through someone else.  myself hidden behind.

I became open, but only open to a certain extent.

Years later I learned to speak.

Not with clarity or with confidence, but it was my voice...

...as I learned how to communicate, I found that I talked and talked.
somewhat overwhelming at times.

I'm learning to be me now.  with my own voice.

I still want to be heard, but I don't want it to just be anyone that I trust with my thoughts.

So if I talk to you now, it's something.  still somewhat overwhelming at times, 

but it means that I trust.