Phoenix

We should not let life trample us underfoot but be strong and rise from the ash.

           Phoenix

Gathering stormclouds portent,
A coming rite of passage,
A trial ,where the decks are stacked against me,
But I have never ,worn the mantle of a coward.

And taken refuge amidst its seductive folds.

 

Life has tossed me down,
Countless times daring me to yield,
But I ,with stubborn refusal,
Rose again and again,
Like a phoenix from the ash.

 

Reckless in my quest ,
To prove myself ,
In a world that allows no quarter,
And takes no prisoners,
I refuse to falter ,though my feet are weary.

 

My nails are torn and broken,
From clawing my way ,
Out of my humdrum existence,
Tears my only allowance,
Shed in the shadows away from knowing eyes.

 

Emotion, a tool to bring us to heel,
Love, the best thing that ever happened to us,

Like a double edged sword,is the most crippling,

Tempting fate I throw down the gauntlet,
Who will best the other?

 

I seek counsel from the elders,
Those who have staked their claim
On this thing called life,
That will teach us to bend,
Or force us to break.

Author's Note

I think life is fill of adversary,but we need to try at least to rise above it.So in the end we will not be filled with regret.

Reviews

[Sami Khalil]

"Emotion, a tool to bring us to heel,
Love, the best thing that ever happened to us,

Like a double edged sword,is the most crippling,

Tempting fate I throw down the gauntlet,"

I like the analogy of the Phoenix and how we should rise after failures and burned out emotions...Bravo

[Vidya Bacchus]

Thank you sami your words as usual encourage me a lot:)

[Sami Khalil]

My pleasure...Any time...:).................

[Rehan Roy]

'Rose again and again, like a phoenix from the ash' ...' Tempting fate I throw down the gauntlet'... Yours composition with a poetic expertise illuminates the trials of life and an individual's tenacity, thus appealing an indomitable spirit of a human's quest. A brilliant write on realism!

[Vidya Bacchus]

Thank you so much Rehan,I think we should neve rgive up:P

[Rehan Roy]

It was my pleasure..:)