I hope the future greets me softer someday too...

There was a time I wore a heavy soul,

Where broken thoughts had quietly taken control.

I was cruel to myself, yet kind to every face,

Smiling for the world while losing my own place.

I carried storms behind laughter in my eyes,

Turned pain into silence, truth into disguise.

I gave joy away while my own heart bled,

Fighting endless wars inside my head.

But now I’m learning sunlight can remain,

That healing still exists after so much pain.

I try to choose peace instead of fear,

To live in the moment, to stay fully here.

Yes, the past still knocks some nights uninvited,

And tears still appear when old wounds are ignited.

But I no longer sit there breaking apart,

I gather my pieces, I soften my heart.

And even with no vision of what waits for me,

I trust the path Allah wrote that I cannot yet see.

With all of my heart, my soul, and my mind,

In Him alone, true peace I find.

For I believe His plans are gentler than mine,

Even the delays will make sense in time.

And maybe every hardship I once went through

Was leading me closer to something beautifully true.

So here’s to the girl who survived her own mind,

Who kept giving love while feeling left behind.

I hope the future greets me softer someday too,

With happiness that stays sincere and true.