Phoenix

I am a myth and something that cannot be defined,

ablaze with the fiery heat of a life that has been most unkind.

With a touch of a feather I ignite a match,

wanting nothing more than to detach

myself from the earth that caused my tribulation,

and to cause my own cremation.

Black ash darkening the sky's midst,

I am being kissed

by the scorching blaze of a newborn flame

my last breath unnoticed as the calm overcame.

Rising from the ashes, I am born again,

powerful, exultant, majestic through all the pain.

- S.P