The whole world is listening

The whole world is listening.
You grab a mic and the whole world is listening.

What do you say?

They wait, hanging on each word.
Every ear ready
For you

Speak.

You must
Build up courage
Gather yourself
And
speak

You wont get this chance again

Not unless you seize them by scruff of the neck and make your point in such a way that no one
could deny
you

You, who right now have a message to give
A message that will help those who hear.
Well, the whole world is listening.
So speak. And be heard.

Part of my on-going attempt to be better at non-performance style poetry. Inspiration - https://flobots.bandcamp.com/track/american-dreams