Let Her Be Heard

(hummmmm) She wakes up crying,

Her body says no,

Pain in her legs,

And nowhere to go.

She tries to stand,

But she can’t make it through,

So tell me,

school,

What would you do?

She’s not skipping, She’s not lying,

She’s not choosing to stay home,

She’s a child

who’s hurting, And she shouldn’t face this alone.

Let her be heard,

let her be heard,

Don’t turn her pain into another word.

When she can’t walk,

Don’t call it a choice,

Listen to the child,

Listen to her voice.

She’s fighting her body,

She’s trying her best,

She needs compassion, She needs a chance to rest.

Let her be heard,

Let her be heard.

Possible lupus,

An infection too,

Doctors still searching

For what she’s going through.

But another absence

Gets marked on a page,

While a mother is standing

And asking for change.

Give us the answers,

Give her some time,

Don’t punish a child

For crossing a medical line.

Education matters, We know that is true,

But health comes first When a child can’t move.

We’re not asking for special treatment,

We’re asking you to see,

That behind every attendance number

Is a human being.

Don’t make her prove

That she’s hurting enough—

Believe the evidence,

Believe when it’s tough.

Let her be heard,

let her be heard,

Her health is real,

her pain is real.

No attendance mark

Can tell you how she feels.

She wants to learn,

She wants to belong,

But forcing her

through pain Doesn’t make the system strong.

Let her be heard.

Let her be heard.

When a child says,

“I can’t,” Don’t punish her for it.

She is more than a number.

More than a name on a roll.

She’s a child asking,

“Will somebody listen?”

So listen.

Let her be heard.