You loosen the grip and let go the bank. After throwing itself on the burning pyre, the phoenix has failed. It will― not rise from the ashes. An agonizing script unfolds. In a visceral moment, I was scared. Life, till natural death. What do I do now? Words do not help. Stop doing anything? A void becomes a voice. You become whole. Living precariously, thinking becomes a tree. The roots will feed the heart. A songbird reminds me. Time to salute the dawn.