Stubborn Heart

She walks in quiet,

glasses on, Chestnut hair and a hoodie thrown.

Hazel-green eyes, she sees it all,

Doesn't say much, but she knows when to call.

She's got a heart that she hides away,

Laughs through the chaos,

gets through the day.

Give her a reason,

she'll stand her ground,

Sweet until you push her around.

She's been misunderstood, she's been let down,

Heard her name getting passed around.

But every time they tried to pull her apart,

She came back with a stronger heart.

Oh, Ariah, she's still here,

Turning every bad day into another year.

She's got a fire underneath that smile,

Been through the storm but she's stayed worthwhile.

Loyal to the bone,

stubborn as hell, She doesn't always show it,

but she feels it all.

You can shake her world,

but she won't disappear—

Oh, Ariah,

she's still here.

A rumor spread and the whole thing changed,

Ten years of friendship suddenly rearranged.

People chose sides, the halls got loud,

But she kept walking through the crowd.

Kasch walked away, questions remained,

And she wondered who believed the story they'd made.

She couldn't control what people would say,

So she learned to keep moving anyway.

She overthinks when the lights go low,

Carries more than she'll ever show.

But underneath every scar and doubt,

There's a girl who refuses to tap out.

She's funny, she's messy,

she's learning to grow,

She's got a temper she'll probably let you know.

She's protective, curious, wild at heart,

And even when she's lost,

she'll find her way back to the start.

She doesn't need everybody to understand,

She just needs to know she'll still be who she is when

she stands.

Oh, Ariah, turn it up loud,

Let them hear you over every crowd.

You survived the rumors,

the heartbreak, the noise,

And you're still becoming your own choice.

Loyal to the bone,

fire in your veins,

You turned every setback into something you could face.

They can tell their stories,

they can disappear— But they can't erase Ariah.

Quiet girl, loud soul,

Still becoming,

still in control. Whatever comes,

whatever they say— Ariah keeps moving anyway.