Transformation

Once the epitome of agony
Thick scars that cover
flesh
A reminder
A memory
of bitter thoughts
Unfulfilled desires
Mourning of the mind
And self hatred
Self created hatred
Ugly
Unsightly
Menacing
like the thoughts of past times
A vision
Of a haunting harmony
Of dark days
Always a beauty on
the inside
But never
The outside
But now as a butterfly
Escaping the tarnished
cocoon
Dust settling over the silent space
The inner workings of its hideout
Melding
Moving
Morphing
Changing
Becoming
As a
tiny black phoenix
rising from the smoldering ashes
Disregard for its violent
Cold surroundings
Light spanning around
Chaotic debris
scattered about
The wings
Emerging
The cocoon shedding
The phoenix
Growing stronger
Lifting up
Shedding hatred
The sky it parts
The atmosphere illuminates
Brilliant beams cascading
surrounding
its being
She is released
True beauty remains.