In shadows deep where voices fade,
Lies a world unseen, a silent parade.
Whispers of hunger, echoes of pain,
In the corners of cities, hope wanes.

A child’s cry beneath the streetlight’s glow,
Dreams deferred by winds that blow.
The gap widens as wealth ascends,
Leaving broken paths that none can mend.

The cries for justice rise and fall,
In a world where silence builds a wall.
Hands reach out but seldom find,
The warmth of a world that’s truly kind.

Yet in this darkness, a flicker remains,
A call to action, to break these chains.
For every soul, a chance to rise,
To build a world where hope never dies.