Silby
@silby.bsky.social
semidomesticated poet - chemically redacted - she/her - XXXVI - discord: catline - Still Not A Person
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Silby
@silby.bsky.social
· Dec 18
hi, unexpected influx of new followers!
note that this account will periodically veer into some alarming combination of esoterica and obscenity without further warning. if you're not on-board with that, please proceed in an orderly manner to the nearest exit. thankyou for your kind attention ^-^
note that this account will periodically veer into some alarming combination of esoterica and obscenity without further warning. if you're not on-board with that, please proceed in an orderly manner to the nearest exit. thankyou for your kind attention ^-^
goodnight, gang. take care 💙
February 15, 2026 at 7:03 PM
goodnight, gang. take care 💙
(hookbeaked herring gulls
squawking rote squabbles, over
rotten fish-entrail)
squawking rote squabbles, over
rotten fish-entrail)
February 15, 2026 at 6:36 PM
(hookbeaked herring gulls
squawking rote squabbles, over
rotten fish-entrail)
squawking rote squabbles, over
rotten fish-entrail)
... so what I'm hearing is, I have Resting Victim Face. good to know ^-^
[typing as i doze off] scared eyes look real good on you 🥰
February 15, 2026 at 5:02 PM
... so what I'm hearing is, I have Resting Victim Face. good to know ^-^
succession squabble;
sister warring with brother,
victor takes the throne
sister warring with brother,
victor takes the throne
widowed blade cuts short
the pretender’s reign; she lifts
his blood crowned head high
the pretender’s reign; she lifts
his blood crowned head high
(subversive murmurs;
overheard conspiracy
plotting regicide)
overheard conspiracy
plotting regicide)
February 15, 2026 at 4:50 PM
succession squabble;
sister warring with brother,
victor takes the throne
sister warring with brother,
victor takes the throne
all heat bled away,
tired continents groan beneath
mile-thick glaciers
tired continents groan beneath
mile-thick glaciers
shivering little planet, far past its star. cooling, cooling, cooling- tectonic plates freeze in place and crack. cometary visitors gave the world water, long ago; now it emulates them
February 15, 2026 at 11:33 AM
all heat bled away,
tired continents groan beneath
mile-thick glaciers
tired continents groan beneath
mile-thick glaciers
(cold-sweat-drenched nightmare;
cascading failure modes,
downtime ticking up)
cascading failure modes,
downtime ticking up)
February 14, 2026 at 5:25 PM
(cold-sweat-drenched nightmare;
cascading failure modes,
downtime ticking up)
cascading failure modes,
downtime ticking up)
fresh laceration–
redwritten secrets blossom
from old scartissue
redwritten secrets blossom
from old scartissue
hesitant, clot-prone
texts tongued red with oxygen
bloom across new scars—
texts tongued red with oxygen
bloom across new scars—
torturously slow,
parted lips descending like
ragged red ruin,
parted lips descending like
ragged red ruin,
February 14, 2026 at 3:38 PM
fresh laceration–
redwritten secrets blossom
from old scartissue
redwritten secrets blossom
from old scartissue
starlit beaufort gyre;
polaris, aestivating
beneath the pack-ice
polaris, aestivating
beneath the pack-ice
astronomical dusk—
half frozen pond
light held in ice
#haiku #haikupoem #prompt #haikupoetry #poetry #poem #haikufeels (winter) #blueskypoet #blueskypoetry #dailyhaikuprompt #vss365 #vssdaily #senryu #haikuwriter
half frozen pond
light held in ice
#haiku #haikupoem #prompt #haikupoetry #poetry #poem #haikufeels (winter) #blueskypoet #blueskypoetry #dailyhaikuprompt #vss365 #vssdaily #senryu #haikuwriter
February 14, 2026 at 11:24 AM
starlit beaufort gyre;
polaris, aestivating
beneath the pack-ice
polaris, aestivating
beneath the pack-ice
scruffy oilskin ghost
threadbare & disconsolate,
nobody to haunt
threadbare & disconsolate,
nobody to haunt
February 13, 2026 at 5:33 PM
scruffy oilskin ghost
threadbare & disconsolate,
nobody to haunt
threadbare & disconsolate,
nobody to haunt
telltale tug at my
heartstrings, verse and gossamer
woven to enchant
heartstrings, verse and gossamer
woven to enchant
I’ve caught you
in a filament of words
my sonnet of spider silk
🕸️
in a filament of words
my sonnet of spider silk
🕸️
February 13, 2026 at 4:54 PM
telltale tug at my
heartstrings, verse and gossamer
woven to enchant
heartstrings, verse and gossamer
woven to enchant
(last train out of town;
ticket anywhere but here
between my fingers)
ticket anywhere but here
between my fingers)
February 13, 2026 at 2:51 PM
(last train out of town;
ticket anywhere but here
between my fingers)
ticket anywhere but here
between my fingers)
alone together,
gazes encounter, then lips;
no need for a word
gazes encounter, then lips;
no need for a word
your eyes tell me all
the things you can't say. not
until we're alone
the things you can't say. not
until we're alone
glances lingering;
moments between, heavy with
unspoken longing
moments between, heavy with
unspoken longing
February 13, 2026 at 11:00 AM
alone together,
gazes encounter, then lips;
no need for a word
gazes encounter, then lips;
no need for a word
goodnight, my lovelies 💙
February 12, 2026 at 9:51 PM
goodnight, my lovelies 💙
(magenta ghosting;
chromatic aberration
fringes captured wings)
chromatic aberration
fringes captured wings)
February 12, 2026 at 9:02 PM
(magenta ghosting;
chromatic aberration
fringes captured wings)
chromatic aberration
fringes captured wings)
Reposted by Silby
Our government is choosing to endanger vulnerable trans youth in service of insatiable anti-trans zealots by endorsing that they be outed to parents.
Plenty of queer kids are abused by bigoted parents, and plenty of queer adults live today with the scars of abuse they endured.
Outing is dangerous.
Plenty of queer kids are abused by bigoted parents, and plenty of queer adults live today with the scars of abuse they endured.
Outing is dangerous.
The UK just proposed new school guidance that effectively bans even social transition for trans students (using a different name, pronoun or haircut). It implements a full bathroom ban while requiring mandatory outing of trans youth if a teacher suspects they are trans.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
'Vast majority' of parents should be involved if children question gender, schools told
School leaders welcome the "greater clarity" on how to handle the polarising issue for parents and pupils.
www.bbc.com
February 12, 2026 at 6:54 PM
Our government is choosing to endanger vulnerable trans youth in service of insatiable anti-trans zealots by endorsing that they be outed to parents.
Plenty of queer kids are abused by bigoted parents, and plenty of queer adults live today with the scars of abuse they endured.
Outing is dangerous.
Plenty of queer kids are abused by bigoted parents, and plenty of queer adults live today with the scars of abuse they endured.
Outing is dangerous.
gigerium-shards,
seaglass of many colours
make sculpted wingwhorls
seaglass of many colours
make sculpted wingwhorls
vomit glass-smooth in the thighs and wings
February 12, 2026 at 6:15 PM
gigerium-shards,
seaglass of many colours
make sculpted wingwhorls
seaglass of many colours
make sculpted wingwhorls
dogeared pocketful
hasty disjointed scrawlings
barely legible
hasty disjointed scrawlings
barely legible
February 12, 2026 at 4:35 PM
dogeared pocketful
hasty disjointed scrawlings
barely legible
hasty disjointed scrawlings
barely legible
(yet another storm;
unfettered detritus goes
clattering downwind)
unfettered detritus goes
clattering downwind)
February 12, 2026 at 2:30 PM
(yet another storm;
unfettered detritus goes
clattering downwind)
unfettered detritus goes
clattering downwind)