Lagniappe

They considered 
it a  lagniappe
when they put 
a muzzle
Who spoke ill 
of them

A courtesy
A token
of humanity

They think better
School Monitors
to the greater good

My voice
is my  lagniappe
to those who
try to smother it

A gesture
to individualism
a passage 
to freedom

A gratuity 
that displays
what individualistic
thought can
enlighten