Ataraxia
Art Collage Rebecca Tillett Art Collage Rebecca Tillett

Ataraxia

The quote on the subject’s chest, “Nothing can be created out of nothing” comes from the Roman philosopher Lucretius in his work De Rerum Natura (around 50 BCE).

At its core, it means: Nothing just appears out of nowhere—everything comes from something that already exists.

Lucretius was building on earlier ideas from Epicurus and early atomic theory. He believed the universe is made of tiny, eternal particles (atoms), and everything we see is just those particles rearranging, not being magically created or destroyed.

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Decomposition
Framed Work, Real Insect Rebecca Tillett Framed Work, Real Insect Rebecca Tillett

Decomposition

I’ll leave you the light from my eyes, baby
when they go dim
All the sounds I couldn’t hear but wished I could
I’ll leave you my mother’s will to live
The softest grass for your bare feet
And my father’s peace with surrender
But not the turmoil, baby

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Despair at Dawn Engraved
Framed Work, Poetry Rebecca Tillett Framed Work, Poetry Rebecca Tillett

Despair at Dawn Engraved

Light arrived without warmth, pressing on my chest
Morning bird song too much like sirens
Traveling away from me
Until the silence absorbs them
And I hear only the weeping echo
from the empty room behind my bones
A lifeless aquarium where a heart once dwelled
Or an endless ocean
I couldn’t bear to cross
To face another day

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