“Born a Poverty Slayer”
“Born a Poverty Slayer” We do not wear medals— only the burn of long hours, and the sting of scorn disguised as structure. We do not wield swords— but spoons, feeding futures in quiet halls, where dignity is rationed and hope must be multiplied. Every day we fall, but every day we rise— not as losers, but as those who choose to stand while everything else crumbles. The paycheck is low, but the purpose is high. The rank is small, but the burden? A mountain. Still, we climb— with broken backs and bleeding hearts, because the children cannot wait for a better system. So torture us with tasks, strip us of title, but do not dare lecture us with your hollow pride. We are born of ashes, forged in fire, fed not by praise but by the hunger in our nation’s bones. We are poverty slayers— armed with charts, spoons, and the silent vow never to let a child starve because the world turned away. If we fail, we do not fall alone— the young fall with us. So we do not fail. We fight. We feed. We remain. ...