In today’s world of noise, speed, and performance-driven leadership, few pause long enough to hear the truth rising quietly inside them.

I did. And it changed everything.

This poem was born in that moment—the exact point where Awakened Leadership emerged in me. A moment that wasn’t loud or heroic. It was quiet. Real. Transformational.

What you’re about to read is not just a poem.
It’s a threshold.

It’s the bridge between leading from pressure—and leading from presence.

The Moment Receded (Poem)

I thought the pain would find its end—
Surprisingly, it never did.
I swore I’d make it through the dark,
Some days I barely slid.

Whatever I carried on the way,
Remained untouched, buried deep.
Like echoes locked behind my ribs,
It stirred each time I’d sleep.

I tried to let it all dissolve,
But pieces stayed and clung.
It came to me—a phantom hope—
Soft as a song unsung.

Just numbness and a leap, I thought,
Was all I ever needed.
But by the time the words arrived,
The moment had receded.

Yet somehow in that silent space,
A softer truth emerged—
That even pain, when named aloud,
Begins to feel less blurred.

What This Poem Reveals About Leadership

This poem is a lived reflection of a shift happening in leaders worldwide.

We are realizing that true leadership does not begin with answers—it begins with honesty.

It begins in the moment we stop performing… and start telling the truth.

This is the core of Awakened Leadership—a new leadership model I’ve pioneered that helps leaders, nations, organizations, systems, societies, visionary enterprises, and souls return to essence.

Key Lessons from This Leadership Poem

• Real leadership begins with truth, not titles

• Pain is not weakness—it is an opening

• Presence is more powerful than performance

• The truths we avoid often hold the key to our growth

• Silence is not emptiness—it is where clarity emerges

Awakened Leadership is a return to soul, not a strategy.

Awakened Leadership: A Return, Not a Trend

Awakened Leadership is not about being louder.
It’s not about being perfect.

It’s about being real.

This is the model and movement I’ve carried into global systems, boardrooms, nations, and 1:1 work with leaders who are ready to stop pretending.

Final Reflection

If you are a leader—of a business, a movement, a team, or simply your own life—then I ask you:

What truth are you still afraid to say—
even though your next level of leadership depends on it?

That’s not a rhetorical question.
It’s the doorway.

Let this poem be the space where your own begins.

About the Author

SunDeep Mehra is the Global Pioneer of Awakened Leadership—an international speaker, leadership advisor, and founder of a movement that redefines leadership from ego to essence. Through keynotes, talks, speeches, writings, personal sessions, and systemic transformation, he helps leaderships rediscover presence, truth, and power from within. He is redefining global leadership across nations, socities, governments, organizations, visionary enterprises,  through soul and systems. 

Explore more at: www.sundeepmehra.com