A Deafened Cry

One of pain and suffering,
muffled by indifference and apathy.
The power hungry, the oppressors,
bearing a stronghold on the impoverished;
the hungry; the displaced.
To stand alone is to fall,
to perish beneath the feet of injustice.


A hand to hold; to feed; to nurture,
extended towards desperation,
yet restricted by shackles of foreign rule.
A task of many feats:

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to provide aid without endangerment.
Who poses as your ally?
Who stands as the opposition?
What can you compromise,
when the stake you hold is human life?

Service and restoration,
purpose behind your battlefront.
Yet not even optimism can blind you
from the confrontation that before you rages.

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You are not assured safety;
security is a false promise.
Yet you stand on this toiled ground,
staged to have your mission fulfilled.



Food for the hungry;
homes for the refugees and the displaced;
protection for the victims of rape;
liberation for the child soldiers;
justice for the oppressed;
peace and hope to a world in need.

Humanitarianism,
the term they coined.

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The intentioned is to save lives,
to relieve people of their suffering.
Take humanity to heart.
Be neutral and impartial in midset.
Embody independence.
Let the good overshadow the harm.

Seek not to exploit;
honor dignity and worth.
Cast the line to reel awareness,
to ignite passion and support.

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Feed the flame into expansion;
wildfire unceasingly gathering force.
A lone effort is insufficient,
but in tenfold change is generated.

Each soul has a gift to give,
an ability to sustain and improve life;
even life beyond oneself.

Though the terror is great,
and the crises seemingly endless,
there is never a depression
with no route to a peak.

So take in this world,
with all of its tragic images.
Hold next to it a flicker of hope,
a candle with which to illuminate promise.
Let this depiction direct your path,
guide your steps,
towards an ambition of freedom and well-being.

Let the extent of hope's light not be tethered

to the fulcrum of where you stand,
but let it eclipse every extent of this earth.
All encompassing; all inclusive.
Unveil the reality of humanity's stature.
Foster understanding.
Advocate for action.
Give a voice to the the deafened cry.