Passion. Pain. Poetry.

Daily writing prompt
Share one of the best gifts you’ve ever received.

One of the greatest gifts I’ve ever received wasn’t something I could hold. It was the fire inside me, the alchemy that turned feeling and longing into art.

I have loved, I have ached, and in that love and ache, I found poetry. Every lingering desire, every silent scream found its way into ink.

This is my gift—passion that burns me, pain that carves deep, poetry that makes it all immortal.


Passion

The way I feel is never mild. It’s always felt like wildfire, all consuming.

I desired in a way that defies reason, with hunger, with the kind of force that does not ask for permission, stretching beyond what words can hold.

My desires are not fleeting; they are relentless, alive, demanding to be felt in their full intensity.

Pain

Not all love is soft, nor are all emotions meant to be ignored. Mine isn’t either.

Some of it bruises. Some of it lingers, like an echo in an empty room. Some of it blooms quietly, suddenly, and in that bloom, I lose the will to let go. It feels like a moment meant to last forever.

I have known absence as intimately as presence. Felt the grief of losing, the ache of waiting, the slow burn of longing.

Pain does not knock—it arrives, it stays, and it reshapes.

Poetry

Words have always been my refuge, my rebellion, my way of making sense of the chaos inside, where I give shape to the things I cannot hold, where I turn everything I cannot say into something that can only be felt.

It’s how I learned to romance, to make love, to desire. It is where I unravel, where I confess, where I lay naked.

This is the best gift I have ever received from the universe. Something gifted to me through love, loss, and longing: the ability to transform them into something eternal.

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  1. Heidi-Marie Avatar

    It is wonderful to be able to channel your passion ❤️ and pain😪 into poetry. Other people channel it into art or music.🎶

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    1. Shimmering Muse Avatar

      Thanks, Heidi!!
      I am sure, everyone has their own way of expressing it. Art is the constant that ties it all together❤️😊

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  2. yassy Avatar

    Your gift is panacea for us 🤗❤️

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    1. Shimmering Muse Avatar

      Thank you so much, Yassy! ❤️
      That means a lot to me. I’m just sharing what I feel, how I feel, and you all give me the warmth to ease the weight of it 🤗

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      1. yassy Avatar

        It’s a pleasure reading you , Vincee 🤗❤️ thank you for sharing your awesomeness!

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        1. Shimmering Muse Avatar

          Thank You 🤗❤️🌷

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  3. Ephemeral Encounters Avatar

    And you do it so well ❤️🤗

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    1. Shimmering Muse Avatar

      Thank You 🌷❤️

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  5. Things on my mind Avatar

    This gave me chills. The gift of art has clearly found a worthy receiver in you. Please keep doing what you do, you are a true word magician.

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    1. Shimmering Muse Avatar

      Thank you so much 🤗
      Means a lot 🙏

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  6. Sadia jabeen Avatar

    That’s beautifully expressed—raw, powerful, and deeply moving. 🔥✨ The way you turn longing into art is a gift in itself. Poetry has a way of immortalizing emotions, transforming pain into something meaningful and lasting. Keep creating! 🖋️💫

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  7. Pete Scriba Avatar

    What a symphonic balance of true beauty

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  8. emmah Avatar

    I love how you have turned emotions into art.

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  9. Mindwater Avatar

    Beautifully written 👏

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  10. Carly Ireson Avatar

    I felt that deeply. A beautiful piece of work.

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  11. Adarsh G Avatar

    This is a beautiful pen portrait of you Shimmering 💓 glad to read you my talented friend 😄

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    1. Shimmering Muse Avatar

      Thank You, Adarsh 🫂🤩

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  12. BrittnyLee Avatar

    I can relate to this in more ways than one. Great piece!

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