No Mirror Needed

I see no competition,
I have no one to outrun.
I don’t measure my reflection
by the shadow of someone.

I won’t become another person
just to fit where I belong.
I was never meant to copy
what was never mine all along.

I know the path I’m walking,
I know the woman I’ll become.
There’s no one else I need to mirror
when I’m already the only one.

Sincerely, Ak

Part 1 The White Light

At fourteen, I crossed beyond the veil,
where breath grew distant and the world grew pale.
I entered the white, where silence was bright,
a place made of peace, untouched by the night.

My ancestors came and gathered around,
familiar souls where no fear could be found.
They knew where to lead me,
they knew where to go,
through the endless white
with its radiant glow.

They walked beside me,
guiding my way,
farther from Earth
with each passing day.

Until something greater
appeared through the light—

the gates of Heaven
standing in sight.

And there I stood,
with my soul exposed,
before a place
only eternity knows.

Never Give Up

Never give up when the road gets hard,
you’ve already survived the toughest parts.
Some want the life you worked to create,
but won’t walk the road or carry the weight.

They see what you have, but not what it cost,
the battles you fought, the things that were lost.
So keep moving forward, no matter what they say,
you earned every step that brought you this way.