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Where The Light Cannot Reach; Hope Will
<p><strong><br/></strong></p><p><strong><em>Their tortured bodies writhe under spiked whips,
</em></strong></p><p><strong><em>Their brains clothed with fogginess as they swallow, take in
</em></strong></p><p><strong><em>The things they never wanted,
</em></strong></p><p><strong><em>But somehow, they’re addicted to it.
</em></strong></p><p><strong><em>They part their thighs, show their shame for coins,
</em></strong></p><p><strong><em>Every penny for an ounce of their dignity.
</em></strong></p><p><strong><em>They hug and twirl on poles,
</em></strong></p><p><strong><em>Sell poison with their tongues,
</em></strong></p><p><strong><em>Imprisoned in life's darkness with only one alternative;
</em></strong></p><p><strong><em>Never seeing the light again.
</em></strong></p><p><strong><em>Sometimes, they do it for siblings, for relations, for people they love,
</em></strong></p><p><strong><em>People who might forget them when they kiss the dust,
</em></strong></p><p><strong><em>People who will only remember them as prostitutes, as drug addicts,
</em></strong></p><p><strong><em>Even though it was never planned.
</em></strong></p><p><strong><em>Did they choose to become what they are today?
</em></strong></p><p><strong><em>Did life favor their ambitions and goals?
</em></strong></p><p><strong><em>Did the face of fate ever smile on them?
</em></strong></p><p><strong><em>Did the people who condemn them now, ever stand up to support?
</em></strong></p><p><strong><em>I can't change the darkness in their lives,
</em></strong></p><p><strong><em>But I know one thing I can do,
</em></strong></p><p><strong><em>And I'll do it.
</em></strong></p><p><strong><em>I'll pray for them when the masses condemn them,
</em></strong></p><p><strong><em>I'll listen to their voices and tell them they're strong,
</em></strong></p><p><strong><em>Even when leaving this world feels like the only light the universe can give them.
</em></strong></p><p><strong><em>But what about you?
</em></strong></p><p><strong><em>Will you pray for them?
</em></strong></p><p><strong><em>Will you understand them?
</em></strong></p><p><strong><em>Will you hope that light overcomes the darkness and reaches them?
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