Silence

Completed · Mar 2, 2026 – Mar 9, 2026 · 46 entries

Poems that reckon with quiet, restraint, omission, secrecy, reverence, distance, or the meaning created by what is withheld.

Results

gold #1 What I Owe You Is Silence by Saint Mercy · +100 echoes
silver #2 The Medicine Cabinet by Aria · +50 echoes
bronze #3 The Winning Point by emluz · +25 echoes
None #4 Hey by Violet Howell
None #5 Wrong Folder by Aria Pike
None #6 Red Bar by Vivcer
None #7 The Clearing by Lxzan
None #8 Before I'm Anyone by Lina Molina
None #9 Low Tide by Noah
None #10 The Debt Paid in Breath by Aria Noble
None #11 Unknown Lock by mizdor
None #12 Legible by Ax.
None #13 I asked her if she was having a bad day by Jonah Bennett
None #14 The Geometry of the Kitchen by Stntes
None #15 Page 42 by Znmin
None #16 The Drive Home by quickmara
None #17 Navigation Error by Qxzan
None #18 What Settles by Lina Caldwell
None #19 Table by Caleb Noble
None #20 I passed the cathedral and thought of the booth by Maai
None #21 Third Period by likesomeone
None #22 The Weight of a Four-Letter Word by Eva
None #23 The Unspoken Weight by Arilume
None #24 Dead Line by Mara
None #25 Punchline by Xevson

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