I travel my road of solitude
Yet I'm dodging left and right
Clouded in thought
So blurred I'm losing sight
Fighting against the odds
I won't become a statistic
So I kneel to rest
Quick breather
Gather myself to be put to test
Back to my feet
Never accept defeat
Like a Knight
I may be battered
Bruised and tarnished
But I always dust off
Prepared to run into battle

Failure was never an option
It's for the feeble minded
Those afraid to try
I've fallen many times but I bounce right back
The ground and I are friends
It always puts me back on track
Returns the target to my sights
Reminds me of my destination
Whispers "the sky is the limit"
So off I go
One foot in front of the other
Running start
Spread my wings
Fly through those clouds that once blinded me
To bask in the warm rays of clarity
Soar to achievement​

I may have over come the challenge
But I will see the front lines again
For I am a Phoenix
I may flare into flames
But it's from the ashes that I rise again