when i leave his heart behind
there will be ashes where i stood
embers glow, still amber
like the fiery mood
quiet scars still burning in the dark
the fading warmth escapes its cage
revived by a persistent, lonely spark
fed by heated words, a sudden turn
a pyre rises higher with the wind
a wilder thing than it ever was
before this sovereign rebirth
erasure where the embers danced
the scorch left before they slept
jagged crest of yellow heat
that breaks the promise silence kept
unbound, unhinged, an open jaw
that owns no master, upholds no law
nested in the kindling blaze
a solitary phoenix hatches
from soot and smoke and shells of egg
launching for one maiden flight
razed with each flapping flash
what infernal wings leave behind
About the Creator
⸘jason alan‽
:::WARNING:::
i am only responsible for what i say,
not for what you understand.
you may learn to be charmed by my [secret‽] discontent,
or you may not.
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