This poem reflects a quiet conversation with life itself — an acknowledgment of pain, growth, and the courage to keep going.

It speaks to being seen without explanation, carrying dreams and fears together, and choosing life even when it has been difficult.

“I Choose Life, Still”

Somewhere…
Someone knows my name.
They don’t ask me to explain.

They see the cracks—
and they stay.
They love the ache
beneath my smile.

I carried dreams
too big to hide.
I carried fear
right by my side.

I fell.
I rose.
I learned too slow.
I loved this life—
even when it said no.

Life held me close,
then let me go.
It taught me things
I didn’t want to know.

It broke my heart—
but it made me strong.
And it asked me,
quietly,
to keep walking on.

There’s still so much
I have to learn.
So many nights
my thoughts return.

But in the space
where pain once grew,
I find a breath…
and something true.

So thank you, life,
for letting me stand
in my truth—
imperfect,
free.

For all the dark.
For all the light.
I choose you still.
I choose to fight.

(Vijay Verma)
www.retiredkalam.com

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