Wax Mag #10 –

"Apathy," Poem by Emma Robinson

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May 15th, 2026

Wax Poetry and Art Magazine #10

25 to 50 Poetry Contest #1 – First Place

Apathy

by Emma Robinson

There was a time
I drifted through days
like ash on still air
hands touching life
but never really holding it.
 
The sun rose
but it meant nothing.
The river moved
but I did not.
Everything was fine
that dull, heavy word
that silences hunger
and numbs the edges of the heart.
 
Apathy is a quiet thief.
It doesn’t break down doors
it just waits
until you stop knocking on them yourself.
 
I don’t remember the moment
I turned toward the world again.
No fireworks
no saviour.
Just a slow, uneasy stirring
a breath that wanted to matter
a pulse I could finally feel.
 
Love... when it came,
was not the hero of the story.
It was the reflection
of what I had been missing
the warmth I had to choose
before I could offer it.
 
Apathy is easy.
It costs you nothing to stay.
But everything to return from.
 
And yet
the moment you decide
to lean in
to feel even the smallest thing
the world starts to breathe with you again.

About the Poet
Emma Robinson resides in Aldgate, South Australia, Australia.
Read the poet's biography and Wax Poetry and Art publications
on Emma Robinson's Artist Page.

Keywords: apathy, patience, enduring, love

Next in Wax Mag #10:
Aeon
Poem by Stephen G. Lloyd

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