stillness archive

Issue 01May 1, 2026

small bind on what won't let go.

curated by stillwords.poetry
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Red and Gold, Yet Sold 

Where tradition adorns, but

greed binds…

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Coral Bliss

I long to grasp

a rising…

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Silhouette

Myriad wanderers have “known” her,

through defined…

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I Carve Shadows

I carve shadows in

the moonlit…

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The Mirror

You taught me the courage

of the…

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Beyond the Glass

“It's not just a glass of water.”

“Search beyond…

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The Inhale

Tiny words on a page,

bravely spoken…

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On Being Held

The room holds its breath with me,

light resting…

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Someone else’s song

consumption fits our hearts like a glove

and we…

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Drowning in the fall

My body now seizes, it smashes against the wall.

Probably trying…