A nation basks in freedom's light,
While shadows creep, consuming night.
Flags unfurl, a joyous scene,
But women's cries, a mournful keen.

In hallowed halls of healing sworn,
A daughter, a doctor, brutally torn.
A life extinguished, a future erased,
By beasts in human form, depraved and encased.

Independence, a hollow deceit,
While daughters, sisters, mothers retreat.
Fear's icy grip, a constant dread,
As violence stalks, where hope lies...