Meant to be, Not to last

There are people who pass through your life like seasons — never meant to stay. And moments that slipped by unnoticed — but quietly shifted your soul. Meant to Be, Not to Last is a poetry collection for the almosts, the soft endings, the quiet transformations. For the people who left. For the versions of you that bloomed, bent, and began again. In her debut, Saifana Shaikh gives language to the ache we often carry in silence. If you’ve ever loved deeply and let, go gently — These pages will feel like a conversation you didn’t know you needed. Not everything lasts. But some things leave a mark .