This Girl

And these eyes have cried way more tears than you could have ever imagined.

This heart has way more cracks than the aftermath of an earthquake.

These hands have trembled uncontrollably.

These ears have heard the most heartbreaking words.

These lungs begged for air because I wasn’t able to keep up with the atmosphere.

This soul has carried weight heavier than mountains,

This mind has wrestled with storms no one else could see,

This spirit has fought battles in silence,

Learning to rise when the world expected me to fall.

And still, this girl walks forward,

Step by step, breath by breath,

Holding scars that shine like constellations,

Proof of survival, proof of strength, proof of life.

She smiles, even when it hurts,

She laughs, even when she wants to scream,

Because beneath the cracks and trembles,

Lives a fire that refuses to be extinguished.

This girl is not defined by pain—

She is defined by the courage to keep standing.