I never searched for shelter
There was nothing left to hide beneath
Every scar carved on my journey
Became the script of who I became
I let the noise pass by in silence
Names drifted like smoke in the wind
No hands reached to hold me back
So I moved without permission
I never paused to ask for mercy
Old shadows broke and scattered
And each collapse beneath my feet
Built a steadier ground to stand on
This isn't hope or a prayer
I never walked for applause
The only reason I survived
Is because I refused to vanish
When the world paused in hesitation
I kept breathing, one step more
That quiet defiance alone
Redrew the path entirely
Not a prophecy, not a thread of fate
Not a myth someone whispered aloud
I remain, unmoved and true
Only because I never unlearned being me