Poet's Shade

By Prerna Kad

In a wild storm, a girl was shaped,

Like a sword in fire, her spirit was made.

With every lightning flash, her heart grew strong,

And her journey began, with a song.

Judged and scorned, by hearts so cold,

Her journey unwinds, with stories untold.

But she dreams big, of a brighter day,

A legacy to leave, in a shining way.

In the shadows, she finds her might,

A fierce love, a heart that shines bright.

She rises above the pain and strife,

And finds her voice, a powerful and beautiful life.

But hers is not a story alone,

Millions of hearts beat with the same unknown.

Unloved, unseen, they struggle to fit,

In a world that judges, with a critical hit.

Their only refuge, a creative spark,

A chance to prove their existence in the dark.

So let's not judge, the struggles we don't know,

For every heart hides, a story untold.

And when our final breaths, on earth do cease,

Our stories remain, an eternal release.

So let her poetry, be her legacy grand,

A love that lives on, an immortal poet's hand.

And though her days may end, her love won't fade,

For love is the ink, that writes a poet's shade.

By Prerna Kad