Freedom of Speech

My mind knows what it wants to say
But my mouth won't make the sound
Instead it gets stuck on one point
And the word goes round and round

If I could just move past this bit
I'm sure the rest will flow
But until I can release that word
My embarrassment just grows

I can see that you're impatient
You just want me to 'spit it out'
The pressure to speak is drowning me
All I want to do is shout

But the yelling only exists inside
If I could free it I surely would
I want to speak like others do
Life would be better if I could

I take a deep breath to steel myself
Form the word and try again
It would be such a victory
If I could just tell you my name

Remembering the learned techniques
I visualize what I wish to utter
Speaking only as I exhale
I must conquer this stutter!