"Speak now or forever hold
your peace," the words said by preachers at the end of
wedding ceremonies all over the world, right before the vows.
Its a last chance for protest, a moment that makes everyones
heart race, and a moment that makes fascinated by. so many
fantasize about bursting into a church, saying what
they'd kept inside for years like in the movies. in real
life, it rarely happens. real life is a funny thing, you
know. in real life saying the right thing at the right moment
is beyond crucial. so crucial, in fact, that most of us start
to hesitate, for fear of saying the wrong thing at the wrong
time. but lately what ive begun to fear more than that is
letting the moment pass without saying anything. i think most
of us fear reaching the end of our life, and looking back
regretting the moments we didnt speak up. when we didnt say
' i love you' when we should of said 'im
sorry'. when we didnt stand up for ourselves or someone
who needed help. Words can break someone into a million
pieces, but they can also put them back together. i hope you
use yours for good, because the only words you'll regret
more than the ones left unsaid are the ones you use to
intentionally hurt someone. What you say might be too much
for some people. maybe it will come out all wrong and
you'll stutter and you'll walk away embarrassed,
wincing as you play it all back in your head. But i think the
words you stop yourself from saying are the ones that will
haunt you the longest. so say it to them. or say it to
yourself in the mirror. say it in a letter you'll never
send or in a book millions might read someday. i think you
deserve to look back on your life without a chorus of
resounding voices saying "i could've, but its too
late now.'' There is a time for silence. there is a
time waiting your turn. But if you know how you feel, and you
so clearly know what you need to say, you'll know it. I
dont think you should wait. I think you should speak now.
<3
_taylor
swift.
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1 decade ago
the speak now sonng book inside cover...shes truly my hero..<3
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thingsdidntchangeyoudid · 1 decade ago
mine too(: shes like my therapist
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