Stand alone where silence meets roar,
a line unmarked—yet poignant the more.
Not for glory, not for fame,
but for the ones without a name.
Their voices stilled by shadowed fears,
and cries dissolved in unseen tears.
Feel the weight they cannot bear—
a shield of will, a whispered prayer.
Yes, I may fall, but I will not flee,
for justice walks upon unbended knee.
Though dragons may spit and cowards will sneer,
I stand the gap—and persevere.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Digital Humanities & National Science Foundation
The Ethical Skeptic, “Stand in the Gap”; The Ethical Skeptic, WordPress, 4 Jul 2025; Web, https://theethicalskeptic.com/?p=108487