Linger
Without my soul
leaching off life’s
terrain, my heart
runs free, dancing
to an unknown rhythm
while everything around
me crumbles.
I chant healing words.
Deafened ears rebuke
my spell for they
would rather linger
in the light
than in the dark.
Linger © 2025 Rena Aliston. All rights reserved.
Linger is a poem from my forthcoming poetry collection Conjure Volume 2, which will be released June 16, 2025.