THE PHOENIX: A TALE OF REINVENTION AND REBIRTH

Captivated and bound in chains of regrets,

Catastrophe of setback encircled me,

But why can’t I soar high like an Eagle?

Why won’t fear and failure let me be?

Fear was my struggle,

The fear of being held back,

An iota of nerve I tried to smuggle,

But the more I try, the more I slack.

I lost my voice of choice and freedom,

I lost a precious gift of understanding and wisdom,

My uncertainties kept piling up like a box file,

A secret I kept to myself all this while.

In days of distress, my strength was limited,

I looked more abashed, my hope defeated,

For my heart is broken and scarred today,

I cried with my lungs, hoping for a miraculous Monday.

 Disappointment flowed through my vein,

Was I not good enough? I need a straight score,

No matter how I try, it’s all in vain,

I settled for less hoped for more.

I need freedom to discover my world,

My Talent and dream have been masked,

I’m caged and captured, who will liberate me?

My jailors are ruthless and unemotional.

The tale of a beautiful bird I remembered,

Its life, growth, death and renaissance,

It’s rising from ashes to Glory,

It’s immortal soul so sweet for a story.

Then I read of the only begotten of a Father,

Whose death Satan thought was his end,

But lo and behold his resurrection day,

The grave became powerless and couldn’t hold him down.

 These stories brought a gleam of hope inside of me,

Realizing I could cope I settled for more,

It’s time to face my fears and failure,

It’s time to embrace a new chapter.

Waking up into a new day,

My past fears and failure I unwind,

Embarking upon a new way,

Leaving my past behind.

I’m like a phoenix rising from its ashes of failure,

A new cycle of existence I embrace,

I free my soul from bondage of being subjugated to be born again,

My voice will echo round the globe, my world will I discover and build.

I’m dead to disappointment, raised with appointment,

Cataclysm now a stepping stone to my peak,

Successor of longetivity and knowledge,

I waxed stronger, understanding better.

I have risen beyond man comprehension,

 My presence is now intimidating to my jailer,

A refined gold, priceless and garnished in all ramifications,

Here I am regenerated and transformed.

Come out from your downtrodden shell,

Yes we all get weaker by the hour,

So rise up and possess the power,

The power to face failure and fear.

Spread out your wings, rise from your ashes,

Arise gloriously, be whom you’re meant to be,

It’s time for rebirth, time to recreate you,

Multiply your years like Phoenix and let it rise.