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XXXVIII. Eternity Ledger.
They say liquidity is freedom. I say balance is a myth marketed to those already on their knees. A piece about learning to stack the weight of eggs against eternity.
Charlene Iris
Apr 221 min read


XXXVII. "Marcescence".
From the Latin marcescere: to wither, to fade, but not yet to fall. The retention of dead plant matter on a tree through winter, when in most species it would have been shed. A piece about two trees, two kinds of grief, and the strange envy of those who let go.
Charlene Iris
Apr 211 min read


XXXIV. The Year of The Panini Press.
"The year of the panini press was a year. It was a press year. A cheese year. A year that pressed and pressed again."
Charlene Iris
Mar 123 min read


XXX. The Overpass.
"The overpass knows its purpose:
to hold the instant taut,
a moment hung between moments
where thought crosses thought,
where the self meets the self
and one must give way."
Charlene Iris
Dec 4, 20251 min read


XXVII. Etiquette For Erasure.
“I spent the morning destroying evidence” the world mistook it for care. What else have we perfected, besides vanishing beautifully?
Charlene Iris
Oct 20, 20251 min read


XXIV. The Ethics of Play (Our Kingdom of Sugar & Sand).
For anyone who built castles from couch cushions, ruled kingdoms in glitter shoes, or heard secrets in puddles, this is for you. A call to play again with wonder in your pocket and dirt on your knees. Step into this realm where the sky is candy and the worms are wise.
Charlene Iris
Jul 31, 20252 min read


XXIII. To Old Friends, Part II: Love, Let Go.
A bouquet split in half. A bee whispers at the edge of goodbye. Petals fall into dinner, and still, she leaves gently, like something wild remembering how to bloom.
Charlene Iris
Jul 29, 20253 min read


XXII. Ethically Sourced Contrition.
What if your dining table remembered the forest?
This spoken-land acknowledgment isn’t ceremonial, it’s personal, physical, and deeply inconvenient. A poem that walks barefoot through the house, naming the cost of comfort, and whispering sorry to every floorboard.
Charlene Iris
Jul 24, 20252 min read


XXI. I Am Not What You See.
To be watched is not the same as being seen.
A piece about visibility, misunderstanding, and the deliberate rebellion of withholding yourself.
Charlene Iris
Jul 23, 20253 min read


XX. How To Suffer Politely: The Blueprints of Descent.
A soft-spoken reckoning.
A ritual for when the world comes calling.
Charlene Iris
Jul 16, 20252 min read


XIX. Things I Don't Understand: "Keys"(Part II).
I’ve never quite understood keys.
Or how something so small can decide if you’re allowed back in.
In "Keys", part of the "Things I Don’t Understand" series, I try to unlock a door.
The door has thoughts.
The key has memory.
And apparently, I have something to answer for.
Charlene Iris
Jul 12, 20254 min read


XVIII. Things I Don't Understand: "Up" (Part I).
There are signs that point left. Signs that point right. And then there are signs that point "Up"... Without explanation, context, or the courtesy of being metaphorical.
Charlene Iris
Jul 12, 20253 min read


XVII. Time is Badly Made.
"There’s a bench with the arm broken off. The paint flakes like pages left in the sun. A pigeon nests underneath it like permanence could be proximity. And someone stands nearby: still fading, still here. Almost sitting. Almost gone"
Charlene Iris
Jul 10, 20252 min read


XVI. The Anatomy of Want.
He has everything.
Still, he wants.
A poetic autopsy of power and the man it unravels.
Charlene Iris
Jul 9, 20252 min read


XIV. Ode to Chicken Wings.
Twelve chickens. One plate. And the haunting begins. A surprisingly spiritual dive into a late-night chicken binge.
Charlene Iris
Jul 6, 20252 min read


XIII. The Labour Tree.
“My labor tree has yet to flower, but grows taller, likes to mock me.”
A poem about patient hope and tending without proof.
Charlene Iris
Jun 30, 20253 min read


XII. The Coral Halls.
What secrets lie beneath the reef’s shimmering surface? Dive into a poetic exploration of underwater politics, hidden alliances, and silent dramas .
Charlene Iris
Jun 28, 20252 min read


XI. The Velvet Dark.
"If the world bruises you blue, I’ll still be here. Tea warm. Light low. Quiet enough to hear you."
Charlene Iris
Jun 27, 20252 min read


X. A Hush That Hums.
I sip the hour. I taste the air.
Not every day glows, but most days hum.
This is a piece about those days.
Charlene Iris
Apr 13, 20251 min read


IX. To Old Friends, Part I: Memory.
I don’t reach for the past, but it finds me. Like an unsent note in a jacket pocket, still folded. Still warm.
Charlene Iris
Apr 11, 20252 min read
Musings
Wander through the dusk-lit rooms of SomEpiphany.
A living archive: the tender, the tangled, the mildly ridiculous. Fragments of life that insisted on being remembered.
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