Shimmer by Jessie Marie

One Poem Only · Jan 22, 2026 · 1m

Shimmer

Jessie Marie

my shimmering heart draped in tears

drums a song behind a thorny cage

ghosts dressed in moonlight

wail against the inky black of night

sorrow is stitched into their eyes

an echo of dreams heard on the wind

I restore myself in the light of the stars

a spotlight of hope drinks me up

such a dream of being whole again

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