When rights are taken,
people stand alone.
The world moves around them,
but they are outside,
unseen, unheard.
Dignity crumbles.
Inclusion becomes a distant idea,
participation a closed door.
They are left with nothing but silence,
a void where their voice should be.
Education, healthcare, justice—
these are not gifts,
they are foundations.
Without them,
the ground gives way.
Isolation grows,
not just in the mind,
but in the spaces between people.
It spreads,
weakening the ties that hold society together.
They are here,
but they are not.
Their absence is felt,
but not acknowledged.
The system turns,
blind to the cracks it creates.
How long can this last?
How many must stand alone
before the world notices,
before it stops,
and begins to rebuild?
