Precious Presence

Poem · Published in Dreamworld Girl Zine Issue 5 · 2026

I am living in castles of cobblestone 

Adorning shoes that are too big for my feet 

Brushing my hair one hundred times before bed 

Listening to the lullabies of sirens and sprites 

Crumbs of vanilla cake sleep in the corners of my lips 

Oyster pearls emerge from my eyes and tink into crystal dishes 

I string them together to make jewelry 

Offerings for the necks of contemplating statues 

My moat is flooded with the juice of milky sweet honeydew 

It flows in infinite circles 

The mud beneath the surface hoards gems 

In the starlight, they sparkle like rainbow nectar 

I keep one in my palm 

Peek at the jewel as if I’ve caught a lightening bug

Watch as sapphire soaks into my skin

Floods the crevices of my life path map 

I am a princess of possibility