Cardigan

by charliecharrowe

Published October 24, 2026

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I knew you
Even now when the rain pelts on the window
The same window that I first saw you in
The same day I lost my sweater and you wrapped me up in your cardigan

You didn’t know me yet
But I, baby I knew you
I saw your face in the unknown space and suddenly something grew

Because I knew you
A girl I didn’t think was real
Because your smile and your laugh and your eyes in a sun lit bath was the greatest appeal

Because I knew you
A creature– more elegant than the rest
So beautiful that it defies humanity at its best

I had never met you in real life before
But suddenly I’d seen you and I knew you were the girl I had always adored
You appeared in my dreams at night
I held onto you, wrapped you up tight

The same way you did with your cardigan
That very day when it rained against the window and I felt like you were in my heart again

And all the times after that when your hands would brush past mine
And I knew that I had met the attachment to my invisible line

Because I knew you

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jennie Review
jennie wrote a review Review · 2h ago

This is a really powerful and beautiful poem. I love how you used repetition in the poem as a way to describe the girl. The imagery that you’ve used is also very powerful.

What do you mean by the line: ‘And I knew that I had met the attachments to my invisible line’?
It’s very unclear for me.
But overall I really loved reading your poem. I love how it describes the feeling of liking someone and how having their belongings that they themselves gave you makes one feel. It’s a very realistic and understandable poem.
I really did love it♥️♥️



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