THE SPACE BETWEEN WHAT HAPPENED
AND WHAT I MANAGED TO SAY

BetweenSilences.

24 poems · Bhety Penz

A single unoccupied chair in front of a window, in soft, quiet light.
01 / An observation
“I tend to think through what I feel. Sometimes that makes things clearer.”
Photo: Komorebi Photo / Unsplash
A collection in four movements

How it unfolds.

Not a straight line from sorrow to happiness. More like returning to the same question, differently.

A traveler looks through a rainy train window.
02 / The other side
“Sometimes it only makes them more complicated.”
Photo: Alisa Anton / Unsplash
A way into the archive / three doors

Begin with a moment.

There is no correct order. A train leaves. An envelope stays closed. A childhood journey remains. Choose the moment that stays with you.

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From the preface
“They are not attempts to explain anything, but to hold a moment long enough to understand it, even partially.”
ONE DAY — SELECTED POEMS, 2026
Behind the records

Bhety Penz

Bhety Penz is a Filipina living in Austria. She writes in English, her third language, mostly at night and in ADHD-shaped bursts. One Day is her first collection.

These poems move from encounter to withdrawal, from daily uncertainty to returning. Rather than smoothing away the hesitation, this space keeps it visible.