By Athena Stairs, April 15, 2025
I’m not going anywhere
Pushed down to ground
By gales beyond control
Wild fires fiercely proud
Give me that sacred flame
Breaking curses that bound
These multiple years’ layers
Singeing wings into shrouds
Oh come at last consume me
Complete the process paused
Consecrate my soul as holy
To fly free again for cause
The world shall be our oyster
With love as its sacred pearl
As death gives up dominion
Wounds given grace to heal
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