The Phoenix

The Phoenix

Oh how the great ones fall

And I was the best

With a crown on my head

Satin sheets on my bed

I had everything going to plan.

That is, until it all fell.

My home, my kingdom, my "nest"

Atop the highest of hills

On which I could no longer rest

For I faced a battle of wills.

Fought to catch flight

From the start I was doomed

No matter my might.

Oh how the mightiest fall

None were above me

Not a creature could spark

Such a fiery heart

Like the flames on my wings

So I gave in to the chaos

Let it burn all my things.

There's nothing more humble

Than burning alive

Looking in from the gutters

Instead of being inside.

Now I just lay here

In scattered heaps of trash

For I was a phoenix

But now, I am just ash.

~Savanna