Sliver eye deep in the rough
observes the noise
and lingering, waits
for the heart to quiet
and the mind to rest

See this from
the inside out
A world in doubt
and locked away

Afraid to brave
the faith of freedom
Afraid to cry out
lest someone see them

Here the simple
fights complex
A world so vexed
contains; constrains

Yet this one seed
of hope buried deep
could it yet grow
in places we sleep?