Final Bow 🖤 Written for an Invisible Poets challenge using a descending 10/9/8/7 syllable form. Sometimes a challenge takes you somewhere you weren't expecting. -Nijah Wilde ©2026 #poetry #poetrychallenge #griefpoetry #writersoflemon8 #NijahWilde

Sometimes life can change when you least expect it. The hurt doesn't magically disappear, but one day you can realise you're standing a little more firmly than you were before. You never know what's coming your way. 🖤 #poetry #healing #hope #mentalhealth #nijahwilde

We do not always recognise fate when it changes our path. Sometimes it feels like losing everything, until much later, when we finally see where it was taking us. 🖤 #fate #destiny #healing #poetry #nijahwilde

I have the tools. I know what needs to be done. I even want to do it. Unfortunately, choosing where to begin has turned my brain into soup, so I will be sitting here thinking about every task instead. 🤣 #ADHD #executivedysfunction #neurodivergent #ADHDpoetry #nijahwilde

Not every day needs a breakthrough. Some days are allowed to just feel good. We spend so much time feeling like we should be healing, growing or achieving something. Sometimes a good day can just be a good day. And that's enough. 🖤 #poetry #quotes #healing #positivity #nijahw

I walk into a room and forget why. I lose my keys while holding them. My brain jumps between seventeen tasks, then wonders why I am exhausted. 🤣 “Driving Me Insane” is about the chaos of living with a brain that rarely slows down. #ADHD #neurodivergent #ADHDpoetry #poetry #nijahwilde

Sometimes healing isn’t about reinventing yourself. Sometimes it’s about finding the person who was there all along, underneath everything you learned to hide. 🖤 #poetry #healing #healingjourney #writers #nijahwilde

Absolute Poetry gave us a prompt about the senses. I still listen for his paws. I still look at all his things. I still wish I could reach out and touch him one more time. “Stay” is for Khonshu. ❤️ #petloss #griefpoetry #dogloss #poetryprompt #nijahwilde

You do not have to wake up feeling hopeful to keep going. Sometimes survival begins before hope does. 🖤 #mentalhealth #survival #healing #poetry #nijahwilde

Grief can make moving forward feel like a betrayal. But continuing to live does not mean leaving them behind. Their love comes with you. ❤️ #grief #griefjourney #healing #poetry #nijahwilde

Not everyone who goes quiet is doing better. Sometimes they're simply tired of finding out who wasn't really listening. 🖤 #NijahWilde #Poetry #MentalHealth #Relatable #Quotes

Moon Dog is officially here. 🌙🐾 A collection of original poems born from prompts, moments of inspiration, life, laughter, pain and loss, including poems written for the beautiful boy who gave the collection its name. For Khonshu. Forever my adventure boy. 🖤 Available now in paperback and K

The hardest part of loneliness can be knowing people exist, but feeling too afraid to disturb their lives by telling them that you need someone. ❤️ This one is called “Alone.” #loneliness #poetry #mentalhealth #feelingalone #nijahwilde

Being surrounded by people means very little when you still don’t feel safe enough to be truly known. 🖤 #loneliness #mentalhealth #healing #poetry #nijahwilde

Some lessons only need teaching once. A poem about trust, betrayal, boundaries and finally recognising when enough is enough. 🖤 Nijah Wilde ©2026 #Poetry #OriginalPoetry #Poet #Writing #NijahWilde

For years, I thought I was failing at things everyone else found easy. I wasn’t broken. I was trying to survive without understanding my own brain. 🖤 #ADHD #autism #neurodivergent #latediagnosis #nijahwilde

Surviving taught me how to endure the ending. Healing is teaching me that not every beginning has to be feared. 🖤 #traumahealing #healingjourney #newbeginnings #poetry #nijahwilde

An excerpt from a currently unnamed poem. There are parts of ourselves we may keep hidden, until someone threatens the person we love most. 🖤 #poetry #parenthood #protectiveparent #spokenword #nijahwilde

Leaving changes us, but it doesn’t always defeat us. Some battles leave us bruised. Others remind us how strong we have become. 🖤 #poetry #healing #goodbyes #strength #nijahwilde

Beginning again doesn’t always feel brave. Sometimes it just feels quiet. 🖤 #poetry #healing #newbeginnings #keepgoing #nijahwilde