If I Ever Wrote My Own Story

If I ever wrote my own story,

I would write myself as someone extraordinary.

I would write a book

from every lesson life has taught me.

I would fill its pages

with the experiences the world gifted me.

I would write about the person

I became after surviving every battle.

To many, I was merely an option,

but to myself,

I would always be the first

and most essential breath I ever took.

I would write about my thoughts,

and about the victories hidden within every defeat.

People believed

they had broken an innocent girl.

Yet I would write instead

about the strength and hope

I found after walking away from them.

This is how I would weave myself into words.

If I ever wrote my own story,

this is how I would write myself—

worthy, resilient, and extraordinary

Rooh-e-Tanhayi is the pen name of Aanchal Bhatiya, an emerging Indian poet whose writing explores silence, emotions, hope, and self-reflection. Through simple yet heartfelt words, she seeks to give a voice to feelings that often remain unspoken.

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