Nostr notes by Mic(hell)e

“Ancient Fire” from Threnody, my second volume of poetry, now ...

2026-10-31T22:08:49Z

“Ancient Fire” from Threnody, my second volume of poetry, now available at http://nihtgengapress.com

Orders are going out first thing Monday (11/2)!

Thank you for reading, sharing, and supporting an independant poet! 🖤✨

#Books #Poetry #Indie

We are the Universe Bearing witness To its own Splendor. #poetry

2026-10-28T18:27:24Z

We are the
Universe
Bearing witness
To its own
Splendor.

#poetry

When we Speak of death We call it “rest.” It’s the only ...

2026-10-23T19:54:13Z

When we
Speak of death
We call it “rest.”
It’s the only time
In our brief lives
We are truly able to.

#poetry

Every tear Is a summoning Of oceans, Every laugh, A thunderous ...

2026-10-22T15:42:55Z

Every tear
Is a summoning
Of oceans,
Every laugh,
A thunderous
God.

#poetry

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2026-10-18T23:41:08Z

No matter how old I get, Im still a damned fool.

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2026-10-12T17:16:26Z

Fuck Christopher Columbus.

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2026-10-08T00:36:40Z

The more complicated my life, the more simple my poetry gets.

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2026-10-05T02:11:00Z

The veil is thin and so is my patience.

Raze my Heart, There will Be roses Where there Was ruin. #poetry

2026-10-03T22:42:41Z

Raze my
Heart,
There will
Be roses
Where there
Was ruin.

#poetry

We are all Points of Light falling Sightless Through the Dark ...

2026-10-02T18:02:02Z

We are all
Points of
Light falling
Sightless
Through the
Dark

#poetry

Every breath Becomes A bravery, Every thought A wildfire. #Poetry

2026-09-27T18:26:37Z

Every breath
Becomes
A bravery,
Every thought
A wildfire.

#Poetry

The eldest God is Starlight. Every wish A prayer. #poetry

2026-09-26T17:38:26Z

The eldest
God is
Starlight.
Every wish
A prayer.

#poetry

Issue #3 of Swampgas is live! I have a short story, poem, and ...

2026-09-24T01:36:43Z

Issue #3 of Swampgas is live! I have a short story, poem, and some art in this issue! Check it out for free at the link below!

#Poetry #ShortStory #Art #Zine

https://quietmeow.itch.io/swampgas-3-zine

On my knees Begging ghosts To carry the Parts of me That died ...

2026-09-19T20:00:49Z

On my knees
Begging ghosts
To carry the
Parts of me
That died
Into the
After.

#poetry

“Evergreen” from Threnody, my second volume of poetry ...

2026-09-15T19:12:28Z

“Evergreen” from Threnody, my second volume of poetry available now for pre-order at http://nihtgengapress.com

Books are coming in on Saturday and will be mailed out first thing Monday!!!

Thank you so much for your support of an independent poet! 🖤✨

#Poetry #Books #Independent

You slipped Through Their fingers Because They couldn’t Hold ...

2026-09-15T15:36:13Z

You slipped
Through
Their fingers
Because
They couldn’t
Hold light.

#poetry

“Devour” from Threnody, my second volume of poetry, available ...

2026-09-13T21:33:19Z

“Devour” from Threnody, my second volume of poetry, available for pre-order at http://nihtgengapress.com

Thank you for supporting an independent poet 🖤✨

#Poetry #Books #Independent

When I say I’m a goddess, I mean like this ...

2026-09-11T21:15:22Z

When I say I’m a goddess, I mean like this

An untitled poem from Disremembering, my very first volume of ...

2026-09-11T19:40:54Z

An untitled poem from Disremembering, my very first volume of poetry, now available for pre-order at http://nihtgengapress.com

Thank you for supporting an independent poet! 🖤✨

#Poetry #Books #Independent

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2026-09-06T22:45:38Z

Let me be loved the way stupid white men love AI profiles.

“Fables” from Threnody, now available for Pre-Order on ...

2026-09-06T00:21:27Z

“Fables” from Threnody, now available for Pre-Order on http://nihtgengapress.com, along with my two other volumes of poetry.

Thank you for supporting an independent poet! 🖤✨

#Poetry #Books #Independent

If god is Entropy, Breaking is A form of Prayer, And I am Devout. ...

2026-09-05T18:22:41Z

If god is
Entropy,
Breaking is
A form of
Prayer,
And I am
Devout.

#poetry

The sky Gives us Constellations When we Can’t recognize ...

2026-09-04T19:37:47Z

The sky
Gives us
Constellations
When we
Can’t recognize
Ourselves.

#poetry

You are The cosmos Pretending To be a Person. #poetry

2026-09-02T17:33:46Z

You are
The cosmos
Pretending
To be a
Person.

#poetry

If you can’t wait til the books come in, you can now pre-order ...

2026-08-30T00:09:59Z

If you can’t wait til the books come in, you can now pre-order your copy at nihtgengapress.com!

Disremembering, Threnody, and Library on Fire will ship in about 2 weeks 🖤 thank you for supporting an indie poet
#Poetry #books #PreOrder #Indie

I’ve ordered more copies of my poetry books! They’ll be ...

2026-08-29T22:00:31Z

I’ve ordered more copies of my poetry books! They’ll be available to order soon 🖤

This poem is 10 years old #poetry #throwback ...

2026-08-29T20:30:30Z

This poem is 10 years old

#poetry #throwback

A scar is Wisdom That comes Only from Pain. #poetry

2026-08-26T21:20:58Z

A scar is
Wisdom
That comes
Only from
Pain.

#poetry

We carry the Light of the Cosmos. Rest assured, Something will ...

2026-08-24T04:36:36Z

We carry the
Light of the
Cosmos.
Rest assured,
Something will
Devour us,
But it won’t be
The dark.

#poetry

I think if a memory is strong enough, parts of us actually ...

2026-08-21T05:21:12Z

I think if a memory is strong enough, parts of us actually inhabit the places they occurred in, and that is what ghosts are. Send toot.

Past, present And future exist Simultaneously. There is no ...

2026-08-18T20:41:49Z

Past, present
And future exist
Simultaneously.
There is no
Universal now.
Breathe, my love.
Everything has
Already ended.
Everything is just
Beginning.

#poetry

We are the Universe Writing Love letters To itself. #poetry

2026-08-17T23:20:48Z

We are the
Universe
Writing
Love letters
To itself.

#poetry

The more Complete The dark, The better To view the Stars. #poetry

2026-08-15T19:40:01Z

The more
Complete
The dark,
The better
To view the
Stars.

#poetry

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2026-08-11T23:19:41Z

Some of yall just type whatever into your device and press post.

Let the Starlight Drown the Darkness And baptize The broken- ...

2026-08-11T19:31:29Z

Let the
Starlight
Drown the
Darkness
And baptize
The broken-
Hearted

#poetry

Like meteors, We fall Without ever Knowing How beautiful We are. ...

2026-08-09T18:01:08Z

Like meteors,
We fall
Without ever
Knowing
How beautiful
We are.

#poetry

I found myself Alone with The Pleiades, The eight of us On fire. ...

2026-08-07T20:09:53Z

I found myself
Alone with
The Pleiades,
The eight of us
On fire.

#poetry

You took My name To the grave, The way only you Could say it. ...

2026-08-04T23:34:22Z

You took
My name
To the grave,
The way only you
Could say it.

#poetry

We all carry Darkness, But it is Strewn With stars. #poetry

2026-08-01T21:44:03Z

We all carry
Darkness,
But it is
Strewn
With stars.

#poetry

All shadow Is proof Of the presence Of light. #poetry

2026-07-30T19:36:16Z

All shadow
Is proof
Of the presence
Of light.

#poetry

How to bloom When buried: Never stop Reaching for The light. ...

2026-07-29T18:56:53Z

How to bloom
When buried:
Never stop
Reaching for
The light.

#poetry

They’ll try and Make you forget That you are Made of stars. ...

2026-07-27T18:26:33Z

They’ll try and
Make you forget
That you are
Made of stars.
Remind them
That they are,
Too.

#poetry

Let us love All we can, While we can. We are here For only one ...

2026-07-25T19:16:55Z

Let us love
All we can,
While we can.
We are here
For only one
Beautiful
Moment in
Time.

#poetry

Even when The moon Is a fraction Of herself, She still moves The ...

2026-07-24T18:56:00Z

Even when
The moon
Is a fraction
Of herself,
She still moves
The whole sea.

#poetry

The pieces Of me that Died with him Are safer For having Done so. ...

2026-07-24T00:02:59Z

The pieces
Of me that
Died with him
Are safer
For having
Done so.

#poetry

I thank the Dizzy stars That set us Spinning for Our collision In ...

2026-07-23T19:21:08Z

I thank the
Dizzy stars
That set us
Spinning for
Our collision
In this brief
Life.

#poetry

We are the Wreckage Of a billion Suns, The sum of Eternity ...

2026-07-20T19:50:05Z

We are the
Wreckage
Of a billion
Suns,
The sum of
Eternity
Burning.

#poetry

How did I Survive? I didn’t. I am someone Else. #poetry

2026-07-16T17:47:41Z

How did I
Survive?
I didn’t.
I am someone
Else.

#poetry

Tell me Who you Would be If you weren’t Afraid. #poetry

2026-07-15T20:18:28Z

Tell me
Who you
Would be
If you weren’t
Afraid.

#poetry

Sagan help us 🖤 ...

2026-07-14T00:21:41Z

Sagan help us 🖤

That which Lives in Memory Is not Dead, And in My head There’s ...

2026-07-11T18:55:09Z

That which
Lives in
Memory
Is not
Dead,
And in
My head
There’s
Enough of
Your laughter
To burn a
Thousand
Summers.

#poetry

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2026-07-09T00:13:34Z

Have you tried writing incomprehensible poetry about it?

The earth will Softly summon Our bones, And our flesh Will relent ...

2026-06-27T21:02:46Z

The earth will
Softly summon
Our bones,
And our flesh
Will relent
In the last
Beautiful
Becoming.

#poetry

If you’re ever lost: Catch fire, Burn it all down. The way back ...

2026-06-25T23:38:24Z

If you’re ever lost:
Catch fire,
Burn it all down.
The way back
To yourself
Will be revealed
To you.

#poetry

Let the fractures Reflect and Refract the light. You are a prism ...

2026-06-20T21:42:26Z

Let the fractures
Reflect and
Refract the light.
You are a prism
Not a wound.

#poetry

There is fire In the hope Of the broken That rivals The stars. ...

2026-06-18T18:23:42Z

There is fire
In the hope
Of the broken
That rivals
The stars.

#poetry

I am drowning In a sea of Longing that Was once Made of Dreams. ...

2026-06-16T22:01:18Z

I am drowning
In a sea of
Longing that
Was once
Made of
Dreams.

#poetry

There are Forces seething In the void Between atoms. We are ...

2026-06-13T22:20:36Z

There are
Forces seething
In the void
Between atoms.
We are nothing
And everything
All at once.

#poetry

I have More poetry Left in me Than life. My finest work Done In ...

2026-06-12T19:05:13Z

I have
More poetry
Left in me
Than life.
My finest work
Done In decay.

#poetry

Be kind, Darling, There are Those of us In hell While still ...

2026-06-09T23:51:00Z

Be kind,
Darling,
There are
Those of us
In hell
While still
Living.

#poetry

There are Claw marks On everything I’ve ever had To let go. ...

2026-05-30T21:44:48Z

There are
Claw marks
On everything
I’ve ever had
To let go.

#poetry

The stars Devour themselves To create light. Anything, Anything, ...

2026-05-22T20:46:27Z

The stars
Devour themselves
To create light.
Anything,
Anything,
But dwelling
In darkness.

#poetry

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2026-05-22T05:24:44Z

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There is A cemetery In me, a Permanent Memento mori, But look at ...

2026-05-21T22:10:45Z

There is
A cemetery
In me, a
Permanent
Memento mori,
But look at all
The flowers.

#poetry

Moon whispers Against our skin What Sun told her In confidence, ...

2026-05-02T03:27:34Z

Moon whispers
Against our skin
What Sun told her
In confidence,
“All bright and
Lovely things
Began in
Darkness.”

#poetry

May you Experience Joy in full Measure Without Dreading Its ...

2026-04-28T17:26:47Z

May you
Experience
Joy in full
Measure
Without
Dreading
Its ending.

#poetry

May we Burn bright Enough that The stars Wish upon us When we ...

2026-04-24T19:30:21Z

May we
Burn bright
Enough that
The stars
Wish upon us
When we
Fall.

#poetry

In the ancient Language of Pulse, My heart Proclaims An edict: I ...

2026-04-23T22:56:26Z

In the ancient
Language of
Pulse,
My heart
Proclaims
An edict:
I am
I am
I am.

#poetry

In a society Obsessed With the dirt Of the world, Looking up At ...

2026-04-19T23:12:28Z

In a society
Obsessed
With the dirt
Of the world,
Looking up
At the stars
Is a revolutionary
Act.

#poetry

Your wooden Words are Symmetrical, Branches from A sturdy trunk, ...

2026-04-19T17:46:25Z

Your wooden
Words are
Symmetrical,
Branches from
A sturdy trunk,
Towering,
Dense canopy.
Mine are
A forest
Fire.

#poetry

Rooted to This rare earth By wild chance, We fragile flowers ...

2026-04-07T18:15:53Z

Rooted to
This rare earth
By wild chance,
We fragile flowers
Reach toward
The sun.

#poetry

I find myself Alone with The shimmering Stars, And silence Sounds ...

2026-04-04T20:37:11Z

I find myself
Alone with
The shimmering
Stars,
And silence
Sounds like
Music
At last.

#poetry

Be gentle In a world That is Everything But. #poetry

2026-03-30T17:48:16Z

Be gentle
In a world
That is
Everything
But.

#poetry

I am a flower, I am a sword. You determine What greets You. ...

2026-03-25T16:05:30Z

I am a flower,
I am a sword.
You determine
What greets
You.

#poetry

Like a rose That doesn’t know It has been cut, Bloom anyway. ...

2026-03-24T00:42:48Z

Like a rose
That doesn’t know
It has been cut,
Bloom anyway.

#poetry

It is bravery To feel deeply In a world Perpetually Numb. #poetry

2026-03-22T21:26:55Z

It is bravery
To feel deeply
In a world
Perpetually
Numb.

#poetry

There is A swarm Of bees In my chest That I call Anger, And if I ...

2026-03-20T23:43:14Z

There is
A swarm
Of bees
In my chest
That I call
Anger,
And if I open
My mouth
They’ll come
Out in droves
And blacken
The sky.

#poetry

First rose since winter #Bloomscrolling ...

2026-03-18T23:46:59Z

First rose since winter
#Bloomscrolling

I could be A sword Held by an Angel With all the Righteousness Of ...

2026-03-14T17:22:41Z

I could be
A sword
Held by an
Angel
With all the
Righteousness
Of my
Anger.

#poetry

My cage is Open, but I’ve forgotten How to fly. #poetry

2026-03-12T18:14:29Z

My cage is
Open, but
I’ve forgotten
How to fly.

#poetry

The god of Grief and the God of rage Are the Same being. #poetry

2026-03-11T17:56:50Z

The god of
Grief and the
God of rage
Are the
Same being.

#poetry

The wound Will heal When you Stop touching It. #poetry

2026-03-10T18:43:21Z

The wound
Will heal
When you
Stop touching
It.

#poetry

My heart, my Hands, my eyes, My mouth are Buried shallowly In ...

2026-03-05T23:49:07Z

My heart, my
Hands, my eyes,
My mouth are
Buried shallowly
In these words.
To read them is
To kiss me.

#poetry

A thousand Trillion neutrinos Pass through Our bodies Per second. ...

2026-03-04T19:26:59Z

A thousand
Trillion neutrinos
Pass through
Our bodies
Per second.
Are they the
Ghosts, or
Are we?

#poetry

Let light Pour through The broken Places. Better a prism Than a ...

2026-02-28T23:49:23Z

Let light
Pour through
The broken
Places.
Better a prism
Than a wound.

#poetry

Legit hate that I cry when I’m mad. I’m not sad, bro. I’m ...

2026-02-24T23:33:20Z

Legit hate that I cry when I’m mad. I’m not sad, bro. I’m trying not to strangle you.

There are The remnants of Stellar explosions In your bones. The ...

2026-02-16T20:21:52Z

There are
The remnants of
Stellar explosions
In your bones.
The violence of
Ten billion suns
Cradled in your
Precious heart.

#poetry

If you’re following me, you’re my Valentine. I will be taking ...

2026-02-14T05:18:08Z

If you’re following me, you’re my Valentine. I will be taking no questions at this time.

Stay. There are Still stars We haven’t Wished upon, And dreams ...

2026-02-13T21:07:36Z

Stay.
There are
Still stars
We haven’t
Wished upon,
And dreams
Undreamt
Await.

#poetry

This is a Conduit Through Which I Can hold You for Just a Moment. ...

2026-02-10T19:23:45Z

This is a
Conduit
Through
Which I
Can hold
You for
Just a
Moment.
Hello, you
Are loved.

#poetry

Every time I’ve thought “I want to Die,” what I really ...

2026-02-09T19:47:44Z

Every time
I’ve thought
“I want to
Die,” what
I really
Meant was
“I want to
Live.”

#poetry

If we are to know The light in Ourselves, We must first Look for ...

2026-02-07T22:19:18Z

If we are to know
The light in
Ourselves,
We must first
Look for the
Light in each
Other.

#poetry

When you remember you’re living in a clown world things start ...

2026-02-06T07:08:20Z

When you remember you’re living in a clown world things start to make more sense.

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2026-02-03T01:38:18Z

I am a woman of a certain rage.

Let my rage Speak for all The women in My bloodline Who were ...

2026-01-28T19:10:41Z

Let my rage
Speak for all
The women in
My bloodline
Who were silenced:
We will not succumb.
Not this time.
We will overcome.

#poetry

When surrounded By murderers, It is revolutionary To live. ...

2026-01-26T19:44:24Z

When surrounded
By murderers,
It is revolutionary
To live.

#poetry

There are Enough stars In your veins To ward off The coming dark. ...

2026-01-23T21:59:48Z

There are
Enough stars
In your veins
To ward off
The coming dark.
Just being alive
Is resistance.

#poetry

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2026-01-23T01:56:44Z

Dissociated so hard I kinda started liking myself

Take the Catastrophe Of my bones And remind me Of the fire Inside ...

2026-01-20T21:20:21Z

Take the
Catastrophe
Of my bones
And remind me
Of the fire
Inside of them.

#poetry

Don’t be afraid of big accounts here. One tried to drag me ...

2026-01-20T00:28:04Z

Don’t be afraid of big accounts here. One tried to drag me today and it affected my follower count 0%

Speak your mind. Your people will find you.