Unfinished Verses is not just a collection of stories — it’s a mirror of hearts that loved too much, waited too long, and let go too soon. Each page in this book holds the quiet ache of what could’ve been, of love that bloomed in silence and ended without a name.

What started as a writing competition became something deeper — a safe space for writers to pour out the kind of love that hurts, that lingers, and that never quite finds closure. In these stories, you’ll find unsent letters, last goodbyes, and moments that slipped away — not because they weren’t real, but because they weren’t mutual.

To every writer who bared a part of their heart — thank you. Your courage to write about the unreturned and the undone gave life to this book. You’ve turned pain into poetry, and silence into stories.

To every reader who now holds this book — welcome. You’re about to walk through alleys of love where only one footstep echoed. May these stories remind you that even the incomplete can be beautiful, and even the unreciprocated can be remembered.

This anthology is for the lovers who never got their endings, and for the readers who still believe in the beauty of the broken.

With tenderness,

Team Buktree