A rewrite of the first half of the "To Be Or Not TO Be" speech in Hamlet, by Shakespeare.

To listen or to be heard: that is the question
To bite the tip of the tongue and dwell in silence, may it be of worth?
The humiliation and mocking of speaking ones mind is unbearable
Or to be trampled like a trail which lies in ignored silence
And to speak? To live a life of muted meldoy
Now hushed the voice which resonated will forever be soundless
When bounded, the tenor will struggle and rage
There’s nothing that can control it; it’s an unstoppable force
The sonance becomes a roar
For who wouldn’t fall apart under constant oppression?
The face of control will be brought down, the voice will be heard
The restriction of gagged tyranny, the harmony of calamity
The overbearance of control and the deaf
The thirsty vocalist of the stolen song
When he himself might int interrupt his own melody
With a confined silence?

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Comments (9)
  • Stanley on Jan 21, 2012

    A very interesting and creative take from the original

  • Sarah on Jan 29, 2012

    Very creative

  • Felicia on Jan 31, 2012

    i like where you went with this

  • Taylor on Feb 1, 2012

    very nice

  • greg on Feb 7, 2012

    really good

  • Alan on Feb 9, 2012

    Beautiful

  • Nelson on Feb 18, 2012

    There is definitely a strong meaning here with allowing yourself to be quieted and doing what you’re told, than to speak up and be heard.

  • Loraine on Feb 25, 2012

    Awesome

  • Alisa on Mar 23, 2012

    Wonderfully written

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