In the silence I once called home, I learned the truth: I stand alone. No one came to rescue me, Yet still, I rise, and I believe. This world tried to break me down, Treated me as though I were nothing now. I felt like I was lost, abandoned, unseen, But through the pain, I found a way to redeem. Time, I thought, was my enemy, Each moment a reminder of what wasn’t meant to be. But in its stillness,