Their patience had few peers.
Progress was stymied by delinquent rulers.
Poverty was compulsory in the realm 
of harsh sunlight.
The voracious mouth of the desert consumed the land of sustenance.
Many eyes closed permanently when their hearts refused to beat in defiance of oppression against making one's dreams real.
Few cared for the catastrophe that hit the poor hard like it always has.
No one cries for those who aren't visible to their shameless naked eyes.