Poem: Secret Confession

The roads I walk are lined with flowers 🌸,

The destination near, bright with hopeful hours ✨.

Yet stones bruise my feet, the path is long 🪨,

And weary eyes hide tears, silent and strong 😢.

I smile to the world, confident and free 😌,

But shadows linger where none can see 🌑.

I dream to soar, wings brushing sky 🕊️,

Yet chains of duty pull me low, I sigh ⛓️.

Love blooms like stories that never end 💖,

Yet reality leaves hearts to mend 💔.

Incomplete whispers, unfinished song,

A longing for love where we belong 💌.

I am a clay doll crossing a river of fire 🔥,

A glass house in a city of stones 🏠🪨, reaching higher.

Between the heart’s wish and the world’s decree,

Love remains my guide, my hope, my plea ❤️.

I dream to be myself, unique and true 🌟,

To craft an identity that the world will view.

But labels bind—daughter, sister, wife,

A war for self stretches through life ⚔️.

I wish to speak, to rise and fight ✊,

To challenge the wrongs, to claim my right.

Yet politeness and fear still hold my tongue 🤐,

Silent cries lost, unsaid, unsung 😔.

Time feels a friend, life endless and wide ⏳,

But invisible clocks count all that I bide ⏰.

Youth slips through fingers like golden sand 🌾,

Society’s deadlines shaping each plan 🏃‍♀️.

I long for peace, calm in my soul 🌿,

Yet anxiety steals what dreams extol 😟.

Comparisons, pressure, endless race 🏁,

Hide broken hearts behind a smiling face 🙂.

I hope the world will see my true worth ✨,

Beauty in character, not mirrors’ girth 🪞.

But every shade and feature is judged today ⚖️,

Confidence falters in the glassy fray 😞.

I dream to walk fearless under moonlit skies 🌙,

Yet outside, unseen dangers arise ⚠️.

Keys clenched tight, steps quick and small 🗝️,

Dreams confined by walls, both high and tall 🧱.