Phoenix
A poem
The fire began in silence
A spark against years of pain
Each betrayal stacked like timber
Each cruelty fed the flame
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I burned. Not by my choosing...
The world mistook me for wood
Their words were smoke that choked me
Their scars carved where I stood
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From deep inside the inferno
I found defiance to keep
Alone I faced the ashes
What should have killed ran deep
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When wings tore through the darkness
My eyes ignited bright
A sudden blaze of knowing
I was never theirs to fight
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And through the blaze, love held me
My children’s laughter near
My husband’s strength beside me
Their voices cut the fear
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From ruin I rose unbroken
not fragile, not torn apart
A phoenix crowned in fire
with molten scars for art
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I burned until the night was gone
My body forged in flame
From ash I rose unyielding
Reborn without the shame
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The blaze that sought to end me
now questions if I'm sane
Its embers sculpted my feathers
There's no longer any pain
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A testament forged from fire
From ruin’s edge, I spread my wings
From destruction, I found my power
A phoenix born of shattered things.
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The fire began in silence...
But now my voice is strong
From ashes I claimed freedom
And I know where I belong
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About the Creator
Sara Wilson
I love Ugly Things.
I try and be active AND interactive.
I write... whatever I feel.
Sometimes it's happy.. sometimes it isn't. But it's real. And it's me.
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Comments (15)
This is amazing 🔥. I love everything about it from the content and format to the emojis!
Powerful. Insightful and Mindful. Thank you. HUGS.
Oh, this is so sad and lovely. Wonderful poem Sara.
Yes, yes, yes; Sara, I love this poem so much!!! It feels so relatable to my Scorpio nature. Congratulations on your top story❣👏🔥
A stunning and fierce piece that celebrates survival, growth and claiming one’s power absolutely unforgettable.
Very nicely done, Sara and worthy of a top story. Good job.
Back to say congratulations on your Top Story! 🎉💖🎊🎉💖🎊
Ginger snapped & devoured! You not only ate, you devoured this piece! Go gurl! 💪🏾 Congrats on your Top Story! 🫶🏾💕
Congrats on Top Story?
The journey from silence to finding your voice is never an easy one, but you captured it's beauty in your poem. The transformation you have after you've finally had enough of putting up with mistreatment creates power within. 🧡🔥
Well-wrought!
This is absolutely powerful, that phoenix imagery gave me chills. Such an empowering rise from the ashes. 🔥
This was so freaking powerful! Loved it!
Wonderfully inspiring and well written.
Stunning, Sara. Stunning and inspiring