every evening i burn out
and each morning i rise
from the ashes of the me before me
there is no greater plan
long have i waited for one
but none has come
this flame
this black fire
it threatens to consume me whole
that wild beast
it knaws at my heart
tells me to rip and tear
rip and tear
shred and destroy
this profane fire
makes me rise each day
when id rather lay
to see the dawn
that fire
burns me to the ground
til i have naught but ash left to give
and even then
i must burn further
in the words of my old friend
many kingdoms rose and fell on this tract of earth; mine was by no means the first.
anything that has a beginning also has an end. No flame, however brilliant, does not one day splutter and fade.
but then, from the ashes, the flame reignites, and a new kingdom is born, sporting a new face
it is all a curse, and our cursed flesh shall inherit the flame
this fire burns me to my core
until i have found my kingdom come
until i have found my very own sun
and your light
my angel
it burns out my eyes
bright enough to rival the sun
i must find it
my sun
the power to let me rival your own
the power to let me be your equal
i cannot sit by
no matter how much it hurts
to train and fight daily
i want to be your equal
i want to be your friend
i want you to look at me and think
"that is a woman worth my time"
i want you to think
"that is a woman good enough to stand at my side"
and i dont care how hard it is
or how long it takes
i cant stand you looking down at me
youre the one person i cant take it from
and i will do anything it takes
so that you can say
that i finally caught up to you
in this rollercoaster of life
or else
i will rise
again and again
no purpose
no path
beyond the scope of light
beyond the reach of dark
forever in a limbo
clawing at the light that truly burns me
how far ahead you are
from me
i do not wish to be the phoenix
i want to burn the brightest days with you
my only equal
May 24, 2019
May 24, 2019 at 5:08 AM UTC
every evening i burn out
and each morning i rise
from the ashes of the me before me
there is no greater plan
long have i waited for one
but none has come
this flame
this black fire
it threatens to consume me whole
that wild beast
it knaws at my heart
tells me to rip and tear
rip and tear
shred and destroy
this profane fire
makes me rise each day
when id rather lay
to see the dawn
that fire
burns me to the ground
til i have naught but ash left to give
and even then
i must burn further
in the words of my old friend
many kingdoms rose and fell on this tract of earth; mine was by no means the first.
anything that has a beginning also has an end. No flame, however brilliant, does not one day splutter and fade.
but then, from the ashes, the flame reignites, and a new kingdom is born, sporting a new face
it is all a curse, and our cursed flesh shall inherit the flame
this fire burns me to my core
until i have found my kingdom come
until i have found my very own sun
and your light
my angel
it burns out my eyes
bright enough to rival the sun
i must find it
my sun
the power to let me rival your own
the power to let me be your equal
i cannot sit by
no matter how much it hurts
to train and fight daily
i want to be your equal
i want to be your friend
i want you to look at me and think
"that is a woman worth my time"
i want you to think
"that is a woman good enough to stand at my side"
and i dont care how hard it is
or how long it takes
i cant stand you looking down at me
youre the one person i cant take it from
and i will do anything it takes
so that you can say
that i finally caught up to you
in this rollercoaster of life
or else
i will rise
again and again
no purpose
no path
beyond the scope of light
beyond the reach of dark
forever in a limbo
clawing at the light that truly burns me
how far ahead you are
from me
i do not wish to be the phoenix
i want to burn the brightest days with you
my only equal
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