Reality in Words

Reality in Words gathers the poetic voice of a young writer navigating the complexities of contemporary life. The collection moves fluidly across thematic terrain: the ache of losing loved ones, the search for belonging and acceptance, the tension between who we are and who the world expects us to be. Through poems about seasons, relationships, family, and internal struggle, Laiba Farooq Hadi articulates what it means to be seen and unseen, to dream while grieving, to grow while questioning. The work is anchored in specificity, winter evenings, gaming nights, family moments, yet speaks to universal experiences. Interspersed throughout are candid quotes and reflections that deepen the collection's introspective register. What emerges is not polished sentiment but honest reckoning: the reality of being human, rendered in words.