The Phoenix

Wildfire - something from nothing
Into your life; scattered,
That searing second
Her flames around you before you see her face.

Witchfire - burning blaze
Preconceptions; scattered,
You watch it for hours
You get burned and barely feel it.

Angelfire – takes a cold room
Of broken frames; scattered
The glass flows together like tears
Behind – a picture you’ve never seen
That you’ve known all your life.

Soulfire – blackened, heavy walls
Now orange, red. White.
Good as new.
The flames dance away into your eyes
Embers remain; scattered
Constellations of an alien space.

Ceasefire – flaming feathers fall
Around you; scattered
The burning memory sears across your chest.
Smoking spirals fade with a touch.
You sink, gasping for air.
Down, down, down -

A spark.

Up.

She’s everything you ever dreamed.