Selfreflection Stories

These are poems, I created in my head. They are on real events. Not always about serious things, some have peaceful yet beautiful things. Trigger warnings include: Mention of depression mention of suicide mention of bullying mention of ableism mention of abuse (sexual, verbal, emotional, financial, etc) and trauma if you're uncomfortable with any of these, please read something else for the sake of your mental health and safety. If you can, seek professional help. If you relate or resonate with these experiences let me know. Because I want to say that...you're not alone. Thanks for reading. Feel free to comment and vote, no pressure. PUBLISHED DATE: 11th March 2026 COMPLETED:

I didn't write things down when they were happening. Now it feels like I did nothing... Like three years disappeared somewhere between who I was and who I am. So this is me, catching up with my own life. Some entries are from today. Some are memories I'm trying to hold onto before they fade. This isn't a perfect diary. It's just proof that I was here. Through memories, daily thoughts, and quiet reflections, this diary is the record of my life...the little moments I almost forgot and the ways I've grown over the years. The struggles and the growth that don't always get noticed. It's my record of life, change, and finding my place in a new world.

Late bloomer : someone who becomes successful, attractive, etc., at a later time in life than other people.

Trying to become the man my son deserves - one day at a time. This is me. Every day, trying to be a better man - even when I don't feel like one. A mess of thoughts, failures, wins, and everything in between. This is my journey in real time, raw and unfiltered. I'm not writing for attention. I'm writing for release. I pray that someone finds solace in the words on these pages. This is an ongoing journey with daily entries. It will be long. There will always be something to read. I think of this as a rough draft to a future published book - if I'm lucky enough to make it that far. Because of how I'm writing this, there won't be hundreds of parts. A new part begins each week, and daily entries live within the current week. Simple. Honest. Consistent.

Not every scream is loud. Some are written. I WROTE THIS INSTEAD OF SCREAMING is a collection of prose and poems born from those moments-when emotions grow too heavy to hold and too quiet to be heard. From quiet heartbreaks to overwhelming guilt, from love that lingers to healing that hurts, these pages carry the echoes of everything left unsaid.

Behold, he walks though laid to rest, Entombed beneath my false behest.

I didn't grow up quiet. I grew up learning when it was safer not to speak. "These are the quiet moments I never said out loud - memories, realizations, and pieces of healing written in motion." Notes on Life & Movement is a series of reflections told through journal-style prose and poetry - tracing survival, softness, and self-discovery. Each volume explores a different part of healing: the heart, the past, and the quiet moments in between. This isn't about pity. It's about remembering. About hearing the child I once was and telling her, "You made it." Volume 3 is coming soon!!!! Written in motion, signed in peace-Ciara 🚫 Copyright Notice: This story and all related entries belong to Ciara Miles. Please do not copy, repost, translate, or reproduce any portion of this work without permission. Sharing links is welcome - copying text is not. © 2025 Ciara Miles. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form or by any means, including photocopying, recording, or other electronic or mechanical methods, without the prior written permission of the author, except for brief quotations used in reviews or articles. "Notes on Life & Movement" and all related entries are the original creative property of Ciara Miles. Written in motion, signed in peace. - Ciara Miles

A person's busy day.

On the edge of a quiet town, where the road curves and the night settles in, an old man sits on a porch and tells stories. He doesn't tell them to crowds. He doesn't tell them for answers. He tells them to the night-and to anyone who happens to wander by. Each story carries something different: something lost, something carried too long, something mistaken for truth, something that refuses to leave. They are not stories meant to fix you. They are stories that sit beside you... until you're ready to hear them. Welcome to the porch. The night is already listening.

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Dear reader, She never meant for you to see this. But now you're here. Reading the letters she wrote to the people who made her and broke her. This isn't healing. This is remembering. I'm not trying to be the victim. I'm not trying to be forgiven. I am, just. This is a collection of memories, grief, and half-forgotten truths - told by someone still learning how to carry them. I hope you don't see all of yourself in these words, but if you do, I hope you rewrite the ending.

Not every voice you hear is someone else. Some of them are just different parts of you.

REACHED 12th in spiritual. A tale of one-sided, unfulfilled and insane love. It was not fate that brought them together, it was need. She needed money to save her brother and he needed a woman he could control. She was everything he disliked in a woman: Fierce, wild, out-spoken, untamed, and ambitious. He was everything she disliked in a man: Selfish, greedy, immature, self-centered and possessive. Shahzaib doesn't have pointy horn or a red cape but he came as everything as Dilek ever wanted. The way he desired her was almost painful, it was her fierceness that teased the devil out of him. For her, he could do anything, become anyone, and destroy anyone. But it was too late; after all the art of losing isn't that hard to master. ∞

For 640 days, he loved her silently. No confessions. No shared conversations. Not even certainty that she truly noticed him. While classmates fell in love, confessed, succeeded, or failed, he remained only a watcher - collecting smiles that were never meant for him, building hope from accidental glances, and mistaking ordinary kindness for destiny. This is not a love story. It is an anatomy of a one-sided love. On the last day of school, he finally receives something eternal. Not her love, not closure, but something far quieter. Her Stranger is a reflective coming-of-age story about obsession, tenderness, denial, and the painful beauty of loving someone who was never yours.

A collection of fragments from a silent heart and a wounded soul - emotions of pain, longing, love, and quiet hope, scribed by pen and bleeding through ink.

A heart marked by scars longs for a life untouched by pain. "A Life Unmarked" tells the quiet struggle of living with the past, wishing for freedom, and hoping for a tomorrow where healing finally begins.

This book is a collection of quiet reflections and gentle reminders about life, love, and self-discovery. Each page shares thoughts and stories drawn from my own experiences, meant to inspire, comfort, and remind you that you're not alone in your feelings. Written from my heart, this book is for anyone who wants to pause, reflect, and connect with the small, meaningful moments in life.

I never planned to share these. They were just some journal entries I wrote when my heart felt too full-of love, of memories, of people I once thought would stay. Some of them are about someone from my past. Some of them are about the kind of love I'm still hoping to find. If you're reading this, I guess these words aren't just mine anymore. Maybe you'll find something here that feels familiar. Here's to bringing us closer.

This is a collection of poems about the quiet things people don't always see. About being the friend who is always there but never chosen. About looking in the mirror and not recognizing the person staring back. About heartbreak, anger, loneliness, and learning how to survive feelings that feel too heavy to carry. Some poems are soft. Some are angry. Some are honest in ways that might feel uncomfortable. But every poem is real. If you've ever felt invisible, misunderstood, or like you were meant for something more than the life you're living right now, these words might feel familiar.

"He's sunflowers and steel chains New scars compensating for old pain The sun's shining but he's facing the other way He's quiet, he don't know what to say" warning: this book contains the unfiltered thoughts of a young man using words as his therapy. topics may include: mental health, broken home, self harm/suicide, childhood trauma, loss etc. reader discretion is advised