What No One Sees

I am the one who turns pain into strength .

I am a soul that does not know surrender .

I laugh . I dream . and I face the world with a smile

that refuses to break .

I appear as thogh every challenge melts

before my resilience

as if hardships pass by me

without ever touching me .

But what no one sees...

are the silent fractures left behind by trials stronger

than me .

The pressures that settled heavily upon my heart

the circumstances that shook my soul to its core .

There .. behind my steadfast facade

sorrow whispers in a low voice

slipping quietly into my heart

leaving scratches and fractures no one notices ..

no one knows .

There .. the deepest corners of my soul crack in secret..

caught in a struggle between my will

and the weight of days that somtimes defeat even patience.

These moments hide bihind a laugh .. behind a smile..

behind a visible strength i wear every day ـ

behind every challenge i overcome ..

and every succes i achieve .

what no one sees...

is the price of that succes..

the hidden battles my heart fights alone..

and the wounds of the soul that reveal

themselves only to me ــ and to no one else .

yet still ـــ

I do not ask for pity

I do not wait

to be understood .

Some battles are meant to be foghth within .

some tears

are mean to fall

only in the dark...

somy image remains unbroken

before the world...

and before myself.

I rise every time

from the rubble

I gather

the fragments of my soul.

I mend my heart withe a patience

close to a miracle .

And i step forward again

as if no thing ever happened ـــ

not because i learned

how to carry pan

without denying it.

What no one sees ـــ

I grew tired .

yes.. tired .

but i never bowed .

I fell many times ..

and each time i returned

more aware..less naive ..

closer to my self .

Iam not strong

because life was gentle ..

but because cruelty taught me

how to choose myself .

how to keep walking

even whil trembling inside .

And if one day

someone asks me ..

how did you make it ?

I will simply smile ــ

because the road i walked

cannot be seen..

cannot be told..

and is known

by no one .

I realize that life is not always fair..

but my soul has learned

how to create its own justice ..

by choosing joy and drawing its path

through the chaos..

with caucion

and with courage .

Despite all of this ..

I continue to dream ـــ

of dreams both big and small ..

silent at times..

because dreams are the fuel

tha keeps me moving ..

reminding me that nothing stands

before the will

of one who does not surrender .

and every time i face hardship..

I remember

that past fractures

did not destroy me ..

but taught me

how to choose strength ..

how to smile despite fear ..

and how to move forward

despite the pain .

I know the world will never see all of this ..

will never know

every battle i have foght ..

and that is alright .....

because i live for myself first ..

I fight to keep my soul free ..

and to let my hear know

that true strength

rises from within ـــ

even when my will takes root within me..

unnoticed.. becoming

what no one sees .

Ouahiba Djamel Abdelkarim