Finally, the metaphor invites practice. Begin with a refrain—a single truthful sentence—and repeat it across drafts, days, and rooms until its cadence finds listeners. Share it aloud; a voice bodies forth authority that the page alone cannot. Seek chorus, not solo glory: in protests, classrooms, choirs, and small circles, call-and-response enlarges breath into belonging. And revise with care, because insistence that lasts must be well-shaped. In time, you will notice what Sappho knew by sea and song: under steady articulation, the boundary of silence slips back, and new ground appears for others to stand upon. [...]
