In the heart of a bustling market,
Where voices rise like the morning sun,
A tale of survival unfolds, unspoken,
In the shadows where dreams are undone.

The stallholder’s hands, weathered and worn,
Weave stories through the fabric of their trade,
Each coin, each note, a battle fought,
A ledger of hope in a world betrayed.

By the roadside, beneath a tattered roof,
A vendor sells a single fruit,
And with each passing customer’s glance,
She dreams of the day the famine will end.

The market hums with the rhythm of hunger,
Unseen beneath the hum of the crowd,
But every face tells a tale of tenacity,
Their silence, louder than the noise, proud.

He who waits with his cart of wares,
His back bent low with the weight of despair,
Yet his eyes, though clouded with struggle,
Hold the fire of a future, burning clear.

The youth, idle and restless on the street,
Dream of jobs that never come,
But the echoes of their ambition are strong,
For survival doesn’t bow to the beaten drum.

A mother, with tears that never fall,
Holds the family together with her soul,
She knows the price of each loaf of bread,
The cost of dreams left untold.

Yet, in the midst of all this fight,
A spark of resilience ignites the night,
For in every struggle, a story is born,
And in every loss, a lesson is sworn.

These are the echoes, raw and real,
Of the market, where lives are sealed,
In the dance of survival, no one is free,
Yet all are bound to the will to be.

Through economic storms and winds that rage,
The market’s tales will never fade,
For those who survive—though worn and torn—
Are the legends that history has sworn.

Explication du poème 

Le poème explore les luttes quotidiennes des individus dans un contexte de marché, où ils sont confrontés à des difficultés économiques, au chômage et à la pression incessante du coût de la vie élevé. Il met l’accent sur la résilience et la détermination des personnes qui travaillent pour survivre, souvent grâce à des efforts entrepreneuriaux. Chaque personnage (le vendeur, le jeune et la mère) représente les luttes plus vastes auxquelles sont confrontées de nombreuses personnes, mettant en évidence leur combat personnel contre l’adversité. Le poème capture l’esprit de survie et la façon dont, malgré les défis, l’espoir et la force persistent.

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