This is not poetry dressed in grand metaphors — it is the truth, as raw as it was felt. Written over the course of a year, this collection is a diary in verse, capturing love, loss, longing, and the quiet moments in between. Some pieces are born from people who stayed, others from those who left, and many from nights spent alone with nothing but thoughts. These words are unpolished and unfiltered, but they are real. If you’ve ever carried a heavy heart, you might find pieces of yourself in these pages.