This poem describes a hostile underground society that breeds envy, greed, hate, and violence. It is a dog-eat-dog world where ambition is torn apart and dreams are stopped. Only the bravest resistance can shatter this shell and allow artists to be born. The society finds twisted entertainment in tragic misfortune and mistakes. The one who clings strongest to hope is the last one standing, and stubborn violence will eventually break through like a woman breaking free of repression.