inequity 

estefaaano_writes 

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a crushing weight, suffocating,

wounds festering in the dark corners of society.

screams swallowed by indifference.

our world, 

now a funhouse mirror of broken promises.

justice,

now a tattered flag in the wind.

the weak trampled underfoot,

while the mighty build their thrones on broken backs.

hope withers on the vine, 

dreams turn to ash.

we search for light,

but find only the glint of tears on hollow cheeks.

fairness delayed is a noose around our necks

choking out the last gasps of faith.

we claw at the walls of our own making,

desperate to right the wrongs that devour us.

still, our hands bleed, and our voices crack

in a world that's lost its way.