in shadows deep, a long-lost child weeps, her dreams, like whispers—stolen from her keep the ones she loves, with burdens heavy laid, in silent pleas, her heart begins to fade she yearns for love, a tender, warm embrace, yet finds herself ignored in this vast space obligations bind her, chains of silent strife, while answers elude her, like the fleeting light of life in corners dim, she sheds her quiet tears, her feelings brushed aside, drowned in her fears for those she cherishes, so blind to her plight, do they not see the depth of her fight? oh, how she tried— with every ounce of grace, to bridge the chasm, to find her rightful place yet in their gaze, her efforts go unseen, a heart once vibrant, now lost in the routine |lcvel3i