The Story of a Survivor is a testament of courage; it traces the tender parts of a tumultuously raw yet transformative journey of losing, grieving and eventually returning to oneself, in the wake of neglect and abuse.
Through lyrical prose, Ketki invites the reader into her fragmented inner world, drawing on motherhood, memory, metaphors of the ocean and a deep inner voice to process her pain and reassemble her identity. She confronts emotional gaslighting, internalised sham and cycles of abuse, ultimately reclaiming her truth, her voice and her power. The whale emerges as a central metaphor for her vastness and resilience symbolising how she grew big enough to survive the depths.
Woven with delicacy and honest reflection, each poem is a standalone piece yet part of a larger emotional arc of the final declaration:
All of me for all of you.
Ketki Saxena is a designer-turned-writer and poet whose work interlaces memory, metaphor and healing. With a background in reflective writing and storytelling, she has dedicated her voice to shedding light on the unseen scars of psychological and emotional abuse and the resilient paths of survival.
Her writings are rooted in lived experience and resonate with authenticity, lyricism and compassion. The Story of a Survivor is her debut book, but her work has already found its place in online survivor communities, poetry circles and healing networks, where s
The Story of a Survivor is a testament of courage; it traces the tender parts of a tumultuously raw yet transformative journey of losing, grieving and eventually returning to oneself, in the wake of neglect and abuse.
Through lyrical prose, Ketki invites the reader into her fragmented inner world, drawing on motherhood, memory, metaphors of the ocean and a deep inner voice to process her pain and reassemble her identity. She confronts emotional gaslighting, internalised sham and cycles of abuse, ultimately reclaiming her truth, her voice and her power. The whale emerges as a central metaphor for her vastness and resilience symbolising how she grew big enough to survive the depths.
Woven with delicacy and honest reflection, each poem is a standalone piece yet part of a larger emotional arc of the final declaration:
All of me for all of you.
Ketki Saxena is a designer-turned-writer and poet whose work interlaces memory, metaphor and healing. With a background in reflective writing and storytelling, she has dedicated her voice to shedding light on the unseen scars of psychological and emotional abuse and the resilient paths of survival.
Her writings are rooted in lived experience and resonate with authenticity, lyricism and compassion. The Story of a Survivor is her debut book, but her work has already found its place in online survivor communities, poetry circles and healing networks, where s
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