reborn through fire

I am learning to live again after 6 years of depending on someone to think for me, believing every word that was said, believing I was stupid, worthless, weak, unloveable. Now I'll stand strong.

You stood and watched me burn,
Gathering pieces of my broken bones
stacking them into the funeral pyre
That I may once again be whole

For I was broken, beaten down.
My feathers scorched by bitter world,
The world could never hear my desperate cry,
There was no salvation for this desperate soul.

But from the ashes I will rise,
And burn with the fire of my will,
Each flame will grant me strength, not pain,
As I soar above my trials,
A phoenix reborn.

So patiently you waited for the day that I would burn,
Holding the memories of my forgotten beauty.
A bird trapped in a cage of shame
Smouldering into dust as it fades away.
And the flames lick it's empty shell
Consuming the pain, leaving an ashen shadow.
Darkness takes the fading spark,
But I soon rise to face the new day.

For from the ashes I will rise
And burn with the fire of my will.
Each flame will grant me strength, not pain,
As I soar above my trials,
A phoenix reborn.

Shamed and trapped in a darkened dream,
A bird whose song was silenced.
A thing of beauty hidden away,
Caged where none could see.
But no longer will I suffer shadows.
No longer will my heart be mute.
No longer will I fear this flame, I'll burn!
For I'm reborn! I'm free!

And from the ashes I will rise
And burn with the fire of my will,
Each flame will grant me strength not pain,
As I soar above my trials,
A phoenix reborn.

For I will fly in flames of my past and my passion.
I will spread my wings and cry out my determination.
Rise from the ashes of my painful destruction.

Like a phoenix I live again.

A phoenix born again.

Reviews

[Confuser]

It is wonderful Kitalia, I loved it. It is inspiring and I'm certain you will do just as you've written. You can overcome - it reminded me of a poem, Why the Caged Bird Sings. Great writing, a phoenix out of the ashes! Picked up by your will. It will be better, take it from me, one that knows so very well. Thank you so much. Dale

[Kitalia Emme]

Thank you! Day by day I am healing and finding more and more hope. Though I am limited to a phone/tablet right now I will try to bring y'all some good shorts and poems.

[Confuser]

Wonderful. Thank you!

[R Smith]

so good to have you back here Kit Kat and with such an inspiring poem, clearly you have overcome your demons, so now's the time to rise and rejoin this writing group and grace us with your beautiful work, thank you :)

[Kitalia Emme]

I am really glad to be back, though my internet is limited to a phone, so there won't be any long pieces for a little while longer, and I fear there are still some really nasty demons to face yet.
thank you as always for your kind words.