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The Phoenix By: Connie Bryd Whiting
From the ashes
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The Phoenix
By: Connie Bryd WhitingFrom the ashes
of a searing past
I have risen
like a phoenix
lifting up into
the sky
Shedding parts
of who I
once
had been
Changing
slowly into
what I will
become
Leaving burning
embers of my
pain
lying
in the ash
where they
belong
I savor
the rewards
of reaching far
into my soul
and
nurturing that
which makes
me
strong
In the sky
I look down to
see
my past mistakes
so small upon
the
blackened ground
After a lifetime of
condemning
calling out to
me
they now utter
not a sound
As I spread my new
found wings to soar
the thought occurs
Maybe they
are silent now
because I'm
not listening
anymore
Connie Byrd -Whiting Copyright@ 1996
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