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, my precious lovelies 💙
January 21, 2026 at 11:20 PM
goodnight, my precious lovelies 💙
fleeting eye contact–
I sink, as if she were a
thousand fathoms deep
I sink, as if she were a
thousand fathoms deep
your skin like warm rain
traces the shape of my want
I drown into you
#Photography Nick Akers
@ni9akers.bsky.social
traces the shape of my want
I drown into you
#Photography Nick Akers
@ni9akers.bsky.social
January 21, 2026 at 7:30 PM
fleeting eye contact–
I sink, as if she were a
thousand fathoms deep
I sink, as if she were a
thousand fathoms deep
winter squash grimace
preserved in hoarfrost, outlasts
seasonal hauntings
preserved in hoarfrost, outlasts
seasonal hauntings
pumpkin’s withered face
frozen by winter’s verglas
like botox for gourds
frozen by winter’s verglas
like botox for gourds
leftover pumpkin;
rotten-fleshed restless nightmare
wearing a carved grin
rotten-fleshed restless nightmare
wearing a carved grin
January 21, 2026 at 4:26 PM
winter squash grimace
preserved in hoarfrost, outlasts
seasonal hauntings
preserved in hoarfrost, outlasts
seasonal hauntings
(always wear protection)
January 21, 2026 at 1:19 PM
(always wear protection)
erstwhile dusk princess
wearing the new moon, for her
lost regalia
wearing the new moon, for her
lost regalia
She wears the crescent moon like a crown.
January 21, 2026 at 11:17 AM
erstwhile dusk princess
wearing the new moon, for her
lost regalia
wearing the new moon, for her
lost regalia
furrows raked in bark;
rat-assassin testing her
rodentslaying claws
rat-assassin testing her
rodentslaying claws
sharpening her rat killers
January 21, 2026 at 9:29 AM
furrows raked in bark;
rat-assassin testing her
rodentslaying claws
rat-assassin testing her
rodentslaying claws
(rubber scrawl on road -
broken glass punctuation,
a bloody full stop)
broken glass punctuation,
a bloody full stop)
January 20, 2026 at 4:31 PM
(rubber scrawl on road -
broken glass punctuation,
a bloody full stop)
broken glass punctuation,
a bloody full stop)
bent-back radius
torqued beyond endurance, cracks
lolls splinterjutting
torqued beyond endurance, cracks
lolls splinterjutting
thinking about when bones break like green sticks
January 20, 2026 at 12:51 PM
bent-back radius
torqued beyond endurance, cracks
lolls splinterjutting
torqued beyond endurance, cracks
lolls splinterjutting
moon crests horizon,
urging a chorus of howls–
lupine grin; showtime
urging a chorus of howls–
lupine grin; showtime
Rehearsing my howl
Full moon tonight, removing
sheep clothing, wolf time.
#haikuhorrorprompt #howl #haiku #senryu
Full moon tonight, removing
sheep clothing, wolf time.
#haikuhorrorprompt #howl #haiku #senryu
January 20, 2026 at 9:27 AM
moon crests horizon,
urging a chorus of howls–
lupine grin; showtime
urging a chorus of howls–
lupine grin; showtime
cornered vixen turns,
screams a challenge to the hounds;
closer, if you dare
screams a challenge to the hounds;
closer, if you dare
January 19, 2026 at 5:29 PM
cornered vixen turns,
screams a challenge to the hounds;
closer, if you dare
screams a challenge to the hounds;
closer, if you dare
countermeasure\ablation
January 19, 2026 at 4:03 PM
countermeasure\ablation
breakdown voltage surge;
actinic arclight flicker
casting wild shadows
actinic arclight flicker
casting wild shadows
January 19, 2026 at 2:05 PM
breakdown voltage surge;
actinic arclight flicker
casting wild shadows
actinic arclight flicker
casting wild shadows
pierced by daybreak,
pierced silence, echoing
pierced-lung exhale
pierced silence, echoing
pierced-lung exhale
all three lines of the haiku I saw in a dream started with a form of the word "pierced"
January 19, 2026 at 1:04 PM
pierced by daybreak,
pierced silence, echoing
pierced-lung exhale
pierced silence, echoing
pierced-lung exhale
schwarzschild radius;
darkness, devouring the sky
one bite at a time
darkness, devouring the sky
one bite at a time
expansion diva
I crave nine stars in my teeth
swallow jupiter
I crave nine stars in my teeth
swallow jupiter
January 19, 2026 at 10:28 AM
schwarzschild radius;
darkness, devouring the sky
one bite at a time
darkness, devouring the sky
one bite at a time
dating alchemists
promised lively chemistry–
more often? fools’ gold
promised lively chemistry–
more often? fools’ gold
A witch and mage
Used #augury
To read
Each other’s signs
It didn’t help
Their poor doomed date
Its crash
Was not sublime
If magic can’t
Ensure good date,
What chance
Has yours and mine?
I say, “Damn the signs
and portents—
let’s go
have a good time!”
#vss365
Used #augury
To read
Each other’s signs
It didn’t help
Their poor doomed date
Its crash
Was not sublime
If magic can’t
Ensure good date,
What chance
Has yours and mine?
I say, “Damn the signs
and portents—
let’s go
have a good time!”
#vss365
a man in a tuxedo and a woman in a sequined dress look at each other
ALT: a man in a tuxedo and a woman in a sequined dress look at each other
media.tenor.com
January 18, 2026 at 3:47 PM
dating alchemists
promised lively chemistry–
more often? fools’ gold
promised lively chemistry–
more often? fools’ gold
patchwork armour plate
almost hides the battlescars;
internal damage
almost hides the battlescars;
internal damage
Bullet proofing my weaknesses
The craters remain
Steep, stark and dark
The craters remain
Steep, stark and dark
January 18, 2026 at 12:09 PM
patchwork armour plate
almost hides the battlescars;
internal damage
almost hides the battlescars;
internal damage
dusk fades to darkness;
ten sleepless hours later, I
greet the sun again
ten sleepless hours later, I
greet the sun again
good morning to insomnia
January 17, 2026 at 6:40 PM
dusk fades to darkness;
ten sleepless hours later, I
greet the sun again
ten sleepless hours later, I
greet the sun again
(terminal decline;
varicose infrastructure
turning necrotic)
varicose infrastructure
turning necrotic)
January 17, 2026 at 10:16 AM
(terminal decline;
varicose infrastructure
turning necrotic)
varicose infrastructure
turning necrotic)