Nothing Grew Where I Was Soft is a collection of sorrow-spun haikus that gently unravel the ache of vulnerability, loss, and the quiet spaces where pain once bloomed. In just seventeen syllables at a time, it speaks the language of silence, the places where words fell short, where softness was met with cold, and where beauty still tried to root itself in ruin. For anyone who has ever felt too much, given too much, or broken quietly, this book is for you. --- Started: April 18, 2025 Ended: May 6, 2025 --- #1 in haiku (22/4/2025) #1 in sad poetry (24/4/2025) #1 in short poetry (3/5/2025) #1 in japanese poetry (21/4/2025) #1 in emotional writing (21/4/2025) #1 in poetry collection (26/4/2025)

Deep inside the depths of melancholy and vulnerability, where every word holds the weight of a thousand unspoken truths, discover secrets only whispered by those who have embraced their own sorrows. Embrace the power of emotions as you immerse yourself in this anthology, a collection of short but soul-stirring verses that reflect the bittersweet journey of the human heart. Let these poems remind you that even in sadness, there lies immense beauty. --- Started: August 3, 2023 Ended: March 27, 2025 --- #1 in sad poetry (5/8/2023) (28/3/2025) #1 in sad poems (8/8/2023) #1 in poetry book (18/11/2023) (8/6/2024)

A bloom born from bruises. A blade that remembers softness. The Flower and the Blade is more than poetry, it's a journey through trauma, heartbreak, and the quiet, fierce resilience that rises in the wake of pain. These poems grow from the heaviest silences, the wounds that never fully healed, now bursting wild, tender, and unapologetically sharp. This collection is an ode to strength in vulnerability, a dance between fragility and power. It holds space for the quiet moments when breaking seemed inevitable, and the defiant heartbeat that chose to keep going anyway. A tribute to the girl I was, the one who should have been broken beyond repair, yet rose with trembling hands and a voice finding its way. A girl who learned to feel, to speak, to fight, and ultimately, to bloom against all odds. --- Status: Complete Now available on Amazon --- #1 in beauty in pain (8/9/2025) #1 in raw poetry (11/9/2025) #1 in confessional poetry (11/9/2025)