This is a poem about acknowledging strife in your life, rising like a phoenix from the ashes of hurt, and acquiring the cool calmness of a peaceful river. This allows you to find the balance between passion and anger as well as ego and justice.
i sit in the crisp flowing river
rocks large and small
penetrating into my feet and the palms of my hands
as i think of the woes and ways of strength
i let the wind blow through my hair
blowing away the pain
the current cools my burns
from the sun
i submerge my head and feel the all encompassing water
the all knowing flow of life
the all of infinity that lies within the tide
i ascend out of the water
renewed
revitalized
both on fire
and calm, cool, collected
i stand as i embrace
the rocks that cut
the water that heals
the air that dries and allows me
to rise
