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Kyriel Yu

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No One Talks About The Crossfire

Friends became divided territories. Families became closed doors. And we were left standing outside places that once welcomed us, holding gratitude we never got to express and goodbyes we never properly said.

Kyriel Yu · May 17, 2026

The Five Stages of Grief Evasion

People are dying around me. I find out through Messenger chats, through Facebook posts that appear on my feed, through verbal words at the most random times, and through names I once knew—now already written in the past…

Kyriel Yu · May 3, 2026

Bad Artist

Can we really call this a debut at all, if I have known you for most of my life? If I have already memorized the way you hesitate before committing marks to paper, the way you lean closer to your work like it might…

Kyriel Yu · Apr 14, 2026

The Sleeves That Hid My Scars

In an age that shouldn’t have carried such depressing thoughts, I remember believing that this world had no space for me.

Kyriel Yu · Apr 10, 2026

I'll Get Myself Peonies

𝐈 𝐚𝐦 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐚 𝐛𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐈’𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐥𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐞𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐈 𝐬𝐞𝐞 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐟𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐬. It’s not because of the cost, nor the extravagance, but because someone intended to give them something.

Kyriel Yu · Feb 14, 2026

A List of Farewells

Every New Year begins with a list of beginnings. This time, I’m writing my list of endings. Music blasts through the house, doors keep opening and closing, and everyone is talking over everyone —because that’s the only…

Kyriel Yu · Jan 2, 2026

Kill Favoritsm

Favoritism Kills Not instantly, not dramatically—slowly, silently, and in secrets everyone already knows. And the ironic part? It kills inside the one place that claims to shape your future: school. Here’s the truth we…

Kyriel Yu · Dec 6, 2025