Rebirth

On top of the world
Standing very still
Arching back
Arms praising the sky
Lonely goddess clinging
To the last shreds of her peace

I behold this sight
A reflection
As I quietly harbor the pain
Of loving

Heart still glowing
Tender and sweet
And I hide it

Balanced precariously
Twirling
The forest so dark
Like a deep abyss
And me
Like a lone firefly

The scars ache
In their twisted patterns
Like thorns on a rosebush
Wound around me
Like restraints

The stars in my eyes are dull
Dying embers
Just a breath away
From a blaze

And you
So timid
Watchful and admiring
Accidentally you found me
In this sorry state

Couldn’t bear to touch me
Afraid I'd crumble
But I told you I needed to
So I could rise
Like the famed phoenix do
From the dust of my old self

Rise and amaze you
Terrify you
With the tempest of my passion
And yet
Gentle like a summer evening
I lift you up with me

The scars turned to flowering vines
And I rise as new
With flowers in my hair
And joy in my heart
Not a lone firefly anymore
As we dance
With light steps
And regain the peace that was lost