we have the family we are born into
but we also have the families we choose
I claimed another mom
and she chose me too

she took me into her heart
a place I thought would be too full for me
she found me as a crippled bird
but saw the Phoenix I could be

she healed me with her fire
and planted me in her soul
now I carry a piece of her
She has me in her control

I am tied to her
through the ember she embedded in my heart
but I know she’ll always hold me
Our souls will never be apart

Our fires have intertwined themselves
into the love we both share
Two once fragile birds
reborn. and are no longer scared

free of judgment
my walls came tumbling down
I’m not afraid of this vulnerability
because in her warmth, I could drown

She stitched my wounds together
with her oh so precious flames
now I’m loving her just as fiercely back
and my healing fire cannot be tamed