"Unloved, Not Unworthy"

Married at 21, divorced at 26—

No honeymoon, no couple’s dance, no romantic fix.

Never held hands on a journey afar,

Never wished on a shared shooting star.

Seventeen years without love's grace,

Eleven alone—just empty space.

I’m 43 now, the world moves on,

But my heart still aches where dreams are gone.

Fake smiles, false hopes, love betrayed,

Used, discarded, quietly decayed.

Yet here I stand, still breathing pain—

Longing for love, yet left in the rain.

If you feel this too—know this is true:

You are not unlovable. The world just failed you.

_Pooja Agarwal_

_1st July 2025_