Net die Waarheid
Ek weet nie hoe om minder te voel nie,hoe om my hart stil te maak as jy naby is,hoe om voor te gee jy is net iemand,as jy vir my …
Poems
Poems that I have written from the brain and the heart.
The Long Game
I have learned the shape of waiting,the way it sits beside me at night,quiet as a shadow,heavy as a hand on my chest. I have called it patiencewhen it felt …
How to Lie and Get Away With It
First, learn the art of smilingwith your teeth, not your eyes.People only check the surfaceunless you give them a reason not to. Practice in mirrors.Tilt your head slightly when you …
I Wish You the Peace I Never Found
I wish you all the peace I never found. Not the quiet kind that settles in a room at night,but the kind that settles in a heartwhen it finally knowswhere …
6 Months
Six months ago, I walked alone,through silent nights, a heart of stone.Hope was faint, like fading light,each day a battle, every night a fight. I questioned love, if it was …
Ja Fok
Ja fok ’n Gedig oor lewe, swaarkry, en aanhou loop Ja fok, sê ek sag in die wind,met voete vol stof en ’n droom wat versplinter.Die wêreld gee klappe sonder …
The Fuzziness in My Brain
The Fuzziness in My Brain A cloud, not storm, yet never clear,It hums—a static made of fear.Soft tendrils wrap around my thought,Undoing every war I fought. Anxiety, a name it …
Be.
Be. Be the better in a bitter day,The quiet calm when words betray.Be the joke with perfect timing,The awkward pun, the laughter chiming. Be a hand when knees are weak,A …
The Hippo Life
The Hippo Life Down by the river, so quiet and wide,Lives a plump hippo with nothing to hide.She wallows in water, all muddy and cool,Unbothered by chaos, no rush, no …
The Light at the End
Come closer—Let me tell you a story, though it’s not a pleasant one.It starts in the hollow of my ribs,where shadows curl and whispers my namelike old friends who never …