Still Here: Not saving the world. Just surviving it.

By Hamidallah Zakarya

Alone in a boarded-up house, a nameless boy clings to survival-armed with little more than a pointy stick, and the echo of his father's teachings.
Each day is a struggle. Every night, a battle. Hunger gnaws, shadows claw at the walls, and the house groans like it shares his terror.
Outside, a broken world waits. Inside, a broken boy breathes the same prayer: "One more night. Please, God. Just one more night."

// And then the mother came - And like most mothers do - 'whispered the child's name - A name he'd never know
"I'll call you my leaf - My river, my stone - A name to keep you safe - A name that's not your own
Your name's my precious light - I've locked it in my heart - To shield you from the night - Though it tears me apart" // Unknown Origin

// And then the mother came - And like true mothers do - 'screamed the child's name. - Loud, fierce, and true
"I'll call you my spear - My thunder, my flame - Let all seekers hear - Let them choke on your name
Your name's the only light - A knife to cleave the night - To carve us all a path - A hope back to earth." // Unknown Origin

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0FNXDPHB9
• ISBN13: 9798262480319
• Release Date: August 2025
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 70 Pages
• Weight: 0.17 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 5.0" x 8.0"