its not enough to say how
exploitation craves on youthful innocense...
But more baffling to realize that
entrusted individuals become
its ardent abusers...
as she realize her own people preyed
on that trust and abused it unconditionally...
Youthful trusts, misguided contempt.
Shed tears, inconceivable toil.
Unpaid sweat, intolerable humiliation.
Sexual harassment, verbal repudiation...
What becomes that soulful youth
a kindred spirit of trust,
when exploitation strikes...
Ashamed and embarass we shall never be,
for the people hear her troubled soul.
Steadfast and vibrant is our hope,
as it shouts to Adriane's call,
Refuse Injustice!
and justify our trust in others!
By RZ Flandez
