Aurora Magazine 2019

Resilience

Jessica Gross

Out of the ashes a phoenix flies Flaming wings oh so mighty kiss the skies She told me not to worry about my past Because that old nightmare didn’t last She taught me how to change my day I just close my eyes so I can pray The flames of her wings create a spark I no longer have to live in the dark I’m rising from the ashes like my phoenix friend The bad things like the good have to end I follow her song like I follow my dreams To that beautiful place bathed in the sun’s beams Like a phoenix I will rise Out of the ashes as my old life dies

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