In the alleyways of broken dreams,
Where shadows dance with silent screams,
Lies the poison of deceptive gleams,
A thief of hope, a shatter of seams.

A whisper in the night, so sly,
Promises of escape, a fleeting high,
Yet in its grip, many souls lie,
Caught in its web, they slowly die.

The colors fade, the laughter dims,
Echoes of joy are but distant hymns,
In the heart, a void begins,
As life unravels at the whims.

Rise above, break the chain,
Seek the light beyond the pain,
For in the end, only love will remain,
To heal the scars, to cleanse the stain.