Rise and Strive is a deeply personal collection of 48 poems written over three years, shaped by the author's own moments of struggle, growth, and quiet resilience. Each poem holds a piece of a real journey, the kind filled with doubt, setbacks, small wins, and the choice to keep going. Open any page. Sit with a poem. Let it unfold slowly. You might find a line that feels like it was written for you, in a moment you haven't yet put into words. This book doesn't try to lift you instantly. It stays with you; through the heaviness, through the pause and somewhere in between, helps you find your own reason to rise and strive again.