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Karlie van wyk

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Poetry is my escape from the world

I heard your name My heart shattered all over again. Tears flooding my eyes, I pushed my ears closed As hard as I could, Trying to block out the voices, The questions, The reality. But nothing can silence What happened that day. I can never unsee it, Never forget The cold hard body I touched. And so...Read more

It is strange Today You walked past me And I almost called out your name I had to stop myself Because You’re just a stranger now It was different It felt so unreal And strange Because usually We only pretended Not to be friends We would meet up after school By the blue board And the green trees A...Read more

One drink, Another one, And another one, And another one, And then five more. Watching you pour another didn't bother me. It didn't. But when you spoke to me like that, when the words rolled off your tongue like they meant nothing, I felt every single one. You didn't even realize how much they hu...Read more

One day, everything is normal— and the next, something feels off. Your mood shifts. Your energy towards me feels different. The way you talk to me… softer, distant. Silence becomes awkward, like we’ve run out of things to say, like we’ve run out of us. And I start shrinking myself, holding parts of ...Read more

Another Day Another car crash. Another ride to the hospital. Another phone call that broke me. Another Tear running from my eyes to my cheeks Another day waiting for your text But this time, it’s not coming… is it? Just like last time. Just like all that times Were i gave you One last chance Just...Read more