I wasn't born with wings
But I learnt how to fly
Sometimes spiralling to the ground
Sometimes, an endless sky

I flew with the eagles, they said I was strange
I flew with the doves, they said I was deranged  
And then one day, I see a fire
Tempting me in, a welcoming pyre  

I burst into flames and still I rise
An armoured soul in disguise
Again, I flew in, an inferno denied
And rose from the ashes, with nowhere to hide

"A phoenix!" did they all exclaim
Inside hides a sparrow, fearful, tame