Shadows of the Light

Long after long, after boarding a public bus, It became clear why avoiding public transportation was the new fuss.

Revealing all that has fallen behind progress over time,

The journey highlighted the daily fight of many for the value of a dime,

And this represented merely a fraction of the country's grand crime.

This classist economy that limits one's access to opportunities is unfair.

This struggle to obtain quality education in one of the world's most robust nation is unfair.

This growing gap in the quality of life is unfair.

This sympathizing instead of advocating society is unfair.

This discrimination is unfair.

This ignorance is unfair.

For a country that attracts millions around the world every year for its full-of-opportunities and filled-with-dreams culture, inaction for its community members is unfair.

And this is something for which we all should care.

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San Francisco, California

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