Journal
If we ended up together,I’d probably be a lawyer by now.I wouldn’t have left school early for business.We’d probably already be married,collecting photographsthat stretch quietly over a decade. If ...
Read moreA quiet love poem about being understood without explanation. “River and Its Banks” reflects on steadiness, refuge, and choosing a life that feels true.
Read moreTo You Who Is Loved by the Ocean
To You Who Is Loved by the Ocean is a poem about restraint—the kind that comes not from fear, but from care. It speaks to loving someone without claiming them, choosing silence over spectacle, and ...
Read moreI Love You Like How I Love Manila
A poem about loving a city the way one loves a person—patiently, imperfectly, and without needing it to change.
Read moreA restrained love poem about two people close enough to ache, yet separated by circumstance. “Glass Domes POV” explores devotion preserved, love deferred, and what is kept—not taken.
Read moreA quiet release from Still Poetry House. When Felix Looked My Way is now available — a book for glances, almosts, and stories that do not rush.
Read moreChristmas Eve, Right Before the Yes
A cinematic Christmas Eve poem about quiet hope and the moment before something good begins. The poetry book When Felix Looked My Way launches tomorrow.
Read moreA quiet early poem written in April 2024 that inspired When Felix Looked My Way. A study of restraint, first gravity, and the moment before love speaks.
Read moreFelix, with Black Hair and Dark Honeyed Eyes
A quiet early poem written in April 2024 that inspired When Felix Looked My Way—exploring restraint, first attraction, and the moment before love speaks.
Read moreSome words arrive like weather.They cannot be rushed. Still Poetry House was built for language that asks for time—to settle, to breathe, to remain.We believe meaning deepens when it is not chased....
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