Badlands

Sania Mirza

She spent ninety-one weeks as world number one,

And that was after her singles career was done.

She's won doubles titles at every major,

She's even a UN Goodwill Ambassador.

She fights the good fight and inspires so many,

And now she's inadvertently inspiring the fighter in me.

When depression has me feeling like I can't go much further,

I remember how she was injured and came back to conquer.

When I look in the mirror and I don't recognize who I see,

I remember how her beautiful eyes saw me so clearly.

When I'm feeling like I'm a set and a double break down,

I run across Eastbourne to that special spot in town –

The corner of Compton Street and Howard Square –

And I remember Sania Mirza saw me running there.