I aspire to be the bird on fire
the one who can crumble entire worlds and
harbor more love than anyone thought possible

The one who heals others
even when they are hurting more
because they care too deeply

The mother, teacher, friend, healer, Phoenix

I never thought I could be that
to someone else
never thought I was good enough

But your porcelain hand
reached out for mine
And I became.

I was flame, undying
Friend, never ending
I was a Phoenix

The one who felt too much
the one who carried too much
the one who loved too much

I healed
and burned
and created

It took her cry for help and
your words of gratitude that mirrored mine
to uncover my eternal flame

but I had been a bird on fire the whole time