She recalls that never really chose poetry poetry chose her Back in high school she began writing without knowing why Her notebooks filled with words that made little sense to others but to her, they felt right, necessary, like breathing Only later did she realize that those poems were not mere scribbles but fragments of her inner child pressed into paper waiting to be understood. She remembers how difficult it was to speak her heart There always a strange ache in her chest a tightening in her throat and at times it felt as if something inside her would collapse She could not speak the way her words now do so perfectly That silent suffering became her fuel
to the When the world did not understand her paper did Poetry became her refuge her mirror her mouthpiece her most loyal friend On paper she did not need to explain her pain she only needed to feel it I don't write to make world she says I write to make make peace with myself Poetry never demanded. clarity correctness It welcomed confusion grief mess and softness alike It gave her what society often denies the freedom to be vulnerable without apology
As someone e said poetry happens to the poet long before it is ever written Nidham reflects Now I know my soul writing long before I picked up the pen Today her relationship with poetry is both sacred and transformative. Though her words she has softened, but she has also grown stronger She does with to impress she writes to express. She is not just a poet but a witness healing
To every silent heart every person who feels too much and says little Nidham offers invitation if you have ever felt that ache that invisible pressure on your chest that tightness in your throat take a pen Write Scribble Pour Let the ink cry if it must Write until you surprise yourself because sometimes your words will save you in ways your never could
Nidham Nehal counseling psychologist and mental health advocate based in Kashmir She has has interned at IMHANS and has written extensively on emotional wellbeing societal expectations and the human mind Poetry remains her personal therapy and her deepest creative refuge