This Hurts But I’m Here

About the Book: This Hurts But Im Here is a raw heartfelt collection of poems capturing the emotional storms of teenage life. It explores themes of insecurity identity loss love and resilienceunfiltered and unapologetic. Each poem feels like a page torn from a private journal and together they offer a powerful reminder: you are not alone in your chaos. This book invites both reflection and comfort. From the quiet ache of loneliness to the courage it takes to ask for help these verses echo thoughts so many teens carry silently. Whether youre in the middle of your own mess or trying to understand someone elses these poems are for you. It doesnt promise easy answers but it gives you spaceto feel to question to heal. Above all This Hurts But Im Here is a love letter to every teen whos ever felt too much and said too little. If youve ever struggled to find the right words you might find them here. For anyone who''s felt like theyre too much or not enough this book is proof that just being herehurting healing and still tryingmatters more than you think. About the Author: Avni Agarwal is a teenage poet who turned her deepest thoughts and quietest questions into verses. Based in India Avni began writing not to impressbut to express. Her poetry is raw personal and often messy in the most beautiful way. She writes about what it feels like to grow up with too many emotions and not enough words and somehow along the way she found both. This Hurts But Im Here is her first collection born from journal pages midnight thoughts and the kind of feelings that dont always make it into conversations. Avni believes poetry isnt just about pretty linesits about saying what youre scared to say out loud. Her work speaks to anyone who''s ever felt out of place not enough too much or all of it at once. Avni started writing because she didnt know how else to make sense of the world around her. Her poems are an invitation to anyone whos felt alone in their feelingsto find comfort in knowing theyre not the only ones whove felt this way. This is just her beginning.