Shimmer

I feel your rock in my heart.

I balance it on my face,

the smooth surface

almost like the taste of your skin.

Once, you gave me this,

a very long time ago,

and now near my bedside

I keep it,

hoping it will help me grow.

A lot of pain

has paved my way,

and mostly everything is

understood,

but this stone

this rock,

this shimmering mineral,

I keep close to my heart,

because you knew

how much this stone

meant to me,

and here it sits,

on my shoulder,

a blessing,

and I hope and pray

it will suck all the pain away.