Preface

Life rarely moves in a straight line.

It carries us through different zones—each with its own rhythm, its own tests, and its own lessons. While walking through these phases of life, I encountered moments that were gentle and reassuring, and others that were heavy, bitter, and difficult to accept.

Each experience asked something of me—patience, courage, understanding, or surrender. Some moments healed me, while others quietly reshaped me. In those transitions, when emotions felt too vast to hold within, words became my refuge.

This book was born from those moments of stillness and storm. I began to pen down my thoughts and emotions not to explain life, but to feel it—to honour what was sweet, to survive what was bitter, and to find meaning in between. Writing allowed me to listen to myself, to heal softly, and to transform experiences into verses.

Petals in the Mist is not just a collection of poems; it is a reflection of becoming. Every poem carries a fragment of a journey—uncertain yet hopeful, fragile yet resilient. If these words find a place in your heart, may they remind you that every phase you pass through is shaping you, and every emotion you feel deserves to be acknowledged.