Phoenix Rise
Phoenix Rise
They said I couldn't do it.
They told me not to try.
They said that I would rue it,
That I'd even wish to die.
But I walked on through the fire.
I pressed on through the storm.
And soon began to tire
And e'en began to mourn.
My strength was at it's end.
My hope was all but faded.
I could no longer pretend
That I felt truly sated.
My very soul was in great famine.
My heart was plagued by draught.
In bitterness, I soured within
And shrouded my mind in doubt.
How could I fall so far?
I once stood on a mountain.
Now I've naught but a scar.
I'm less than I've e're been.
Then in my deepest sorrow,
There came a ray of light
That seemed to say tomorrow
I'll rise with greater might.
So I lifted up my eyes
And sprouted brand new wings,
Saying farewell and goodbye
To doubtful, cruel things.
I stood up on my own two feet
And smiled at the flames.
As they rose to meet me,
I laughed at the burn.
As they tried to kill me,
I knew that they could only ever set me free!
So my chains melted away
And my wings of fire unfurled.
The wind blew the ashes of pain away.
To the doubt, fear, and hate I closed my eyes,
And at last, began to rise!
You can set me aflame
And build up a pyre,
But you never will tame
My own inner fire.
And even when I'm buried in mire
And my last bit of strength dies,
Though my situation seems quite dire,
Like a phoenix, I will RISE!